Where does “rhoslwyn” come from?

rhoslwyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh rhos, from Proto-Brythonic rros, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rhoslwyn (Welsh): sweetbrier (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria)

Definitions

  1. sweetbrier (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria)

Ancestry of “rhoslwyn”, step by step

rhoslwyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh rhos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhosmoor; heath
2Proto-Brythonicrrosmoor, heath
3LatinRosarose
4Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
5Old Persianwurdiflower
6Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Welsh llwyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwynbush, shrub, brake, thicket; any bushy growth;...
2Latinlignumfirewood; wood tissue; tree
3Proto-Italiclegnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-no-mthat which is collected
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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