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Where does “Roneo” come from?

Roneo (English) comes from English rotary, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

Roneo (English): A copying machine using stencils; To copy using a...

Definitions

  1. A copying machine using stencils; To copy using a...

Ancestry of “Roneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrotaryCapable of rotation; A traffic circle; Any of the...
2Medieval Latinrotarius—
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →