Where does “Rotarian” come from?
Rotarian (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.
Rotarian (English): A member of a Rotary Club
Definitions
- A member of a Rotary Club
Ancestry of “Rotarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rotary | Capable of rotation; A traffic circle; Any of the... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | rotarius | — |
| 3 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |