Rosin
/ˈrɒz.ɪn/noun
A hard, brittle resin obtained from pine trees and used on violin bows, in soldering, and for grip.
Did you know?Rosin is basically purified pine resin, and its name traveled through French from Latin words for tree sap, not from roses at all.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₃er-
“to flow, drip”
Latin
Latin
resina
“tree resin, gum”
Late Latin / Old French
Latin/Old French
resine / rosin
“resin or sticky tree gum”
Middle English
English
rosyn
“resin used for friction or coating”
Modern English
English
rosin
“a purified pine resin used especially on violin bows and in industry”