Where does “rotare” come from?
rotare (Italian) comes from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
rotare (Italian): to rotate around, to turn round
Definitions
- to rotate around, to turn round
Ancestry of “rotare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 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 |