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Where does “rhosyn” come from?

rhosyn (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.

rhosyn (Welsh): rose

Definitions

  1. rose

Ancestry of “rhosyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhosmoor; heath
2Proto-Brythonicrrosmoor, heath
3LatinRosa—
4Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
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

Words derived from “rhosyn”

  • rhosynnau
  • rhosod
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