Where does “rotaia” come from?
rotaia (Italian) comes from Italian rota, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
rotaia (Italian): rail; wheel rut
Definitions
- rail; wheel rut
Ancestry of “rotaia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rota | Archaic form of ruota; third-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |