Etymology Explorer β€Ί Italian

Where does β€œrottamare” come from?

rottamare (Italian) comes from Italian rottame, from Italian rotto, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο.

rottamare (Italian): to recycle a motor car for scrap; to write-off a...

Definitions

  1. to recycle a motor car for scrap; to write-off a...

Ancestry of β€œrottamare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrottamescrap, scrap iron; wreck; wreckage
2Italianrottobroken; past participle of rompere
3EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
4Middle EnglishOβ€”
5Old Englishoever, always
6LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
7EtruscanπŒβ€”
8Ancient GreekΞΏβ€”
9Phoenician𐀏ayin; ʿayin
10Egyptian𓁹—

Words derived from β€œrottamare”

  • rottamaio
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹 β†’