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

  1. To spin, turn, or revolve; To advance through a...

Ancestry of “rotate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotātusrevolved
2Latinrotōto turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rotate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →