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Where does “antirotating” come from?

antirotating (English) comes from English rotating, from English rotate, from Latin rotātus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

antirotating (English): rotating in an opposite direction; that counters...

Definitions

  1. rotating in an opposite direction; that counters...

Ancestry of “antirotating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrotatingundergoing physical rotation; that proceeds in...
2EnglishrotateTo spin, turn, or revolve; To advance through a...
3Latinrotātus—
4Latinrotō—
5LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
6Proto-Italicrotā—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
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