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

  1. A member of a Rotary Club

Ancestry of “Rotarian”, 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

Words derived from “Rotarian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →