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Where does “rotulus” come from?

rotulus (Late Latin) comes from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rotulus (Late Latin): little wheel

Definitions

  1. little wheel

Ancestry of “rotulus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rotulus”

  • rotolo
  • rótulo
  • rotolo
  • crocchio
  • crocchia
  • portarotoli
  • rotoli
  • corrotulum
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