Where does “rotella” come from?
rotella (English) comes from Italian rotella, from Latin rotella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
rotella (English): A disc; A round shield
Definitions
- A disc; A round shield
Ancestry of “rotella”, step by step
rotella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian rotella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rotella | small wheel (in any context); roller; roller skate |
| 2 | Latin | rotella | small wheel |
| 3 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Late Latin rotella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | rotella | little wheel; small wheel |