Where does “rota” come from?

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

rota (Latin): wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun

Definitions

  1. wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun

Ancestry of “rota”, step by step

rota traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic rotā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicrotā—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

via Proto-Indo-European ret-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanret-to run, to roll; to run, roll

via Proto-Indo-European Hret-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “rota”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →