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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

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

Words derived from “rota”

  • country
  • control
  • role
  • round
  • contrast
  • roll
  • encounter
  • rolling
  • controversy
  • rotation
  • controversial
  • contradiction
  • contradictory
  • rounds
  • countryside
  • controller
  • contrasted
  • counterpart
  • contrasting
  • rotating
  • contradict
  • payroll
  • rotate
  • rotor
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