Where does “controrotante” come from?
controrotante (Italian) comes from Italian rotante, from Italian rotare, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
controrotante (Italian): contrarotating
Definitions
- contrarotating
Ancestry of “controrotante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rotante | present participle of rotare; revolving |
| 2 | Italian | rotare | to rotate around, to turn round |
| 3 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 4 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |