Where does “rotatable” come from?
rotatable (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.
rotatable (English): Having the ability to rotate
Definitions
- Having the ability to rotate
Ancestry of “rotatable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rotate | To spin, turn, or revolve; To advance through a... |
| 2 | Latin | rotātus | revolved |
| 3 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 4 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |