Where does “rotomolding” come from?
rotomolding (English) comes from English molding, from Norwegian Nynorsk Molde, from Portuguese moldar, from Portuguese molde, from Spanish molde, from Old Catalan motle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “rotomolding”, step by step
rotomolding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English molding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | molding | present participle of mold; The act or process of... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Molde | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | moldar | to mold / mould; to hew, work, shape |
| 4 | Portuguese | molde | mould, cast; model, example; printing mould |
| 5 | Spanish | molde | mold, cast; pan, tin |
| 6 | Old Catalan | motle | — |
| 7 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |