dew
→
sundew (Drosera)
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Borrowing | |
| Language 1 | Ancient Greek | |
| Language 2 | Latin | |
| Lexeme 1 | δροσερός | |
| Lexeme 2 | drosera | |
| Meaning 1 | dewy | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | sundew | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LSJ 450, the Latin word comes later | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | dew | |
| Lexeme 2 | sundew | |
| Meaning 1 | dew | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | sundew | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme 1 | rosée | |
| Lexeme 2 | rossolis | |
| Meaning 1 | dew | rosée matinale morning dew |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | sundew | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | From the Medieval Latin ros solis "sundew" (cf. The Eng. Sundew). [Dauzat 639]. The lexeme 'rosée' from Vulgar Latin *rosata 'dew'< lat. ros 'dew'. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | rosa | |
| Lexeme 2 | rosjanka | |
| Meaning 1 | dew | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | sundew | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | A possible calque from the Latin word | |
The edge and upper surface of the sundew’s leaf are seated with large glandular hairs (trichomes), irritable upon contact and secreting mucus, which serves to trap insects, that resemble drops of morning dew. Latin ros solis ‘sundew’, lit. ‘dew of the sun’.