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Where does “rotante” come from?

rotante (Italian) comes 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.

rotante (Italian): present participle of rotare; revolving

Definitions

  1. present participle of rotare; revolving

Ancestry of “rotante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrotareto rotate around, to turn round
2Latinrotō—
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rotante”

  • controrotante
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →