Where does “monorotaia” come from?

monorotaia (Italian) comes from Italian rotaia, from Italian rota, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

monorotaia (Italian): monorail

Definitions

  1. monorail

Ancestry of “monorotaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrotaiarail; wheel rut
2ItalianrotaArchaic form of ruota; third-person singular...
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →