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Where does “rotalite” come from?

rotalite (English) comes from Latin rotalis, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rotalite (English): Any fossil foraminifer of the family Rotaliidae,...

Definitions

  1. Any fossil foraminifer of the family Rotaliidae,...

Ancestry of “rotalite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotaliswheeled, turning; having wheels
2LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
3Proto-Italicrotā—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →