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Where does “rotiform” come from?

rotiform (English) comes from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rotiform (English): Having the shape of a wheel; Having a short tube...

Definitions

  1. Having the shape of a wheel; Having a short tube...

Ancestry of “rotiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
2Proto-Italicrotā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →