English
Rosa
Rosa comes from Latin rosa ‘rose’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErosa‘rose’
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Rosa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErosa‘rose’
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Rosa
Earliest quotation: 2010, Bill Vidal, The Aztec: “Mercedes moved away from Jack and gripping Rosa's hand…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ῥόδον ‘rose’
rosen, rhodium, rosette, 11 more
through Latin rosa ‘rose’
Today it means
name A female given name from Latin; a Latinized variant of Rose.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin rosa / Rosa