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Where does “circumrotate” come from?

circumrotate (English) comes 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.

circumrotate (English): To revolve

Definitions

  1. To revolve

Ancestry of “circumrotate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrotateTo spin, turn, or revolve; To advance through a...
2Latinrotātus—
3Latinrotō—
4LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →