rosa

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • a rose
  • (transferred sense) dear, rose, sweetheart, love; a word of endearment

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rose), ῥόδον (rose) derived from Old Persian *wṛda- (flower) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (sweetbriar).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wr̥dʰos

Gloss

sweetbriar

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