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rOsàc.
to make crystals
Etymology
poststem from singular of
< NLem rOs‑a ‘frost’
< LMLem rÒs‑yr
< MLem rOOs‑yr ‘dew’
< OLem rös‑
< PLem *rōs‑
< PIE *rṓs
This academic formation from the word for ‘frost’ replaced an older Greek loanword.
Cognates
Lat rōs ‘dew’, OCS rosa ‘dew’