Where does “rowel” come from?
rowel (English) comes from Middle English rowel, from Old French roel, from Late Latin rotella, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
rowel (English): The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur; A...
Definitions
- The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur; A...
Ancestry of “rowel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | rowel | — |
| 2 | Old French | roel | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | rotella | little wheel; small wheel |
| 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 |