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Where does “rothair” come from?

rothair (Irish) comes from Irish rothar, from Irish roth, from Old Irish roth, from Proto-Celtic rotos, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

rothair (Irish): vocative singular of rothar; genitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of rothar; genitive singular of...

Ancestry of “rothair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishrotharbicycle
2Irishrothwheel
3Old Irishrothwheel; disc; sphere
4Proto-Celticrotoswheel
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
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