English
Rosetta
Rosetta may come from Arabic رَشِيد ‘who guides on the right path’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَشِيدrašīd‘who guides on the right path’uncertain
- EnglishtodayRosetta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَشِيدrašīd‘who guides on the right path’uncertain
- EnglishtodayRosetta
The story
Likely borrowed from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) eventually.
Every English word from Arabic رَشِيد
Another origin of Rosetta
- Italianc. 1300–presentRosetta
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name A town in northern Egypt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رَشِيد / Rosetta