Where does “roa” come from?
roa (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese roda, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
roa (Fala): wheel
Definitions
- wheel
Ancestry of “roa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | roda | — |
| 2 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |