Where does “roadeo” come from?
roadeo (English) comes from English rodeo, from Spanish rodeo, from Spanish rodear, from Spanish -ear, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
roadeo (English): A competition for the drivers of road vehicles,...
Definitions
- A competition for the drivers of road vehicles,...
Ancestry of “roadeo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rodeo | A gathering of cattle to be branded; A North... |
| 2 | Spanish | rodeo | rodeo; detour; roundabout |
| 3 | Spanish | rodear | to round up; to surround; to go around |
| 4 | Spanish | -ear | forms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some... |
| 5 | Latin | -izāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |