myEtymology.com: English etymology of rosy

Etymology of the English word rosy

the English word rosy

derived from the English word rose

derived from the Old French word rose

derived from the Latin word rosaceus (rose-, made of, from roses)

derived from the Latin word roseus (rose-colored, red)

derived from the Late Latin word rosa (rose; rose bush)

using the Latin suffix -acea

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *er-

using the English suffix -y

Dutch roze, Dutch roos, English rose, French rose, German rosa, German Rose, Icelandic rós, Italian rosa, Latin rosa, Lithuanian rože, Norwegian rosa, Polish róża, Provençal rosa, Russian poзa, Spanish rosa, Swedish rosa, Swedish ros