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
roadeo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rodeo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English road
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | road | A way used for travelling between places,... |
| 2 | Middle English | rode | A cross or gibbet; The cross of Christ; The cross... |
| 3 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |