Where does “roto” come from?
roto (Esperanto) comes from Polish rota, from German rotte, from Middle High German rotte, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
roto (Esperanto): rho
Ancestry of “roto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | rota | — |
| 2 | German | rotte | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | rotte | detachment, unit, crowd |
| 4 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |