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Where does “rotellam” come from?

rotellam (Late Latin) comes from Latin rotella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

rotellam (Late Latin): accusative singular of rotella

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of rotella

Ancestry of “rotellam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotellasmall wheel
2Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “rotellam”

  • rodilla
  • rodillero
  • rodillera
  • rodiya
  • rodiella
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