Where does “rotate” come from?
Rotate comes from Latin rotatus, the past participle of roto, derived from rota meaning wheel, which traces to Proto-Indo-European ret-, ultimately from Hreth₂-.
rotate (English): To spin, turn, or revolve; To advance through a...
Definitions
- To spin, turn, or revolve; To advance through a...
Ancestry of “rotate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rotātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 3 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
Words derived from “rotate”