Where does “rotating” come from?
Rotating comes from English rotate, from Latin rotatus, the past participle of roto, from Latin rota meaning wheel, from Proto-Indo-European ret-, ultimately from Hróth₂-eh₂.
rotating (English): undergoing physical rotation; that proceeds in...
Definitions
- undergoing physical rotation; that proceeds in...
Ancestry of “rotating”, 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 |