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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

  1. to rotate around, to turn round

Ancestry of “rotare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotō—
2LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
3Proto-Italicrotā—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rotare”

  • rota
  • roti
  • rotaia
  • controrotante
  • rotante
  • controrotaia
  • rotate
  • roto
  • rote
  • monorotaia
  • rotato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →