Where does “ロータリー” come from?

ロータリー (Japanese) comes from English rotary, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

ロータリー (Japanese): rotary, roundabout traffic circle

Definitions

  1. rotary, roundabout traffic circle

Ancestry of “ロータリー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrotaryCapable of rotation; A traffic circle; Any of the...
2Medieval Latinrotarius—
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →