Where does “rotodome” come from?
rotodome (English) comes from English dome, from Old English dema, from French dème, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
rotodome (English): A rotating radome
Definitions
- A rotating radome
Ancestry of “rotodome”, step by step
rotodome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dome | a structural element resembling the hollow upper... |
| 2 | Old English | dema | judge |
| 3 | French | dème | deme |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English roto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roto | rotogravure; A Chilean, especially a common man... |
| 2 | Spanish | roto | broken; corrupt, rotten; vulgar, low-class,... |
| 3 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 4 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |