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Etymology of Rosa

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hwerdʰ-der.? Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)wardʰ- Proto-Iranian *wardahder.? Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.? Latin rosabor. English Rosa Borrowed from Latin rosa (“rose”).

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A female given name from Latin; a Latinized variant of Rose.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hwerdʰ-der.? Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)wardʰ- Proto-Iranian *wardahder.? Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.? Latin rosabor. English Rosa Borrowed from Latin rosa (“rose”).

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