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Where does “rouette” come from?

rouette (French) comes from French roué, 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.

rouette (French): Synonym of roulette

Definitions

  1. Synonym of roulette

Ancestry of “rouette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrouéroué; past participle of rouer
2Old Frenchruee—
3Old Frenchrode—
4LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →