Etymograph

English

rosula

Rosula comes from Latin rosula ‘little rose’, and goes back to rosa.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErosa1‘rose’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErosula2‘little rose’
  3. Englishtodayrosula2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin rosula
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English rosula

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErosaWiktionary, Latin rosula‘rose’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErosulaWiktionary, English rosula‘little rose’
  3. EnglishtodayrosulaWiktionary, English rosula

Equivalent to rose + -ula

Latin rosa

Old English rōse

Middle English rose

English rose

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ῥόδον ‘rose’

rosen, rhodium, rosette, 9 more

through Latin rosa ‘rose’

rose, rosary, 10 more

Today it means

noun A small rose.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rosula”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin rosula. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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