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Where does “roue” come from?

roue (French) comes from Old French ruee, from Old French rode, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

roue (French): roué; past participle of rouer

Definitions

  1. roué; past participle of rouer

Ancestry of “roue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchruee—
2Old Frenchrode—
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “roue”

  • roué
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →