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Where does “rotatio” come from?

rotatio (Latin) comes from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

rotatio (Latin): rotation

Definitions

  1. rotation

Ancestry of “rotatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tiō—
2Latindissertātiō—
3Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
4Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “rotatio”

  • rotation
  • rotational
  • malrotation
  • rotationally
  • irrotational
  • derotation
  • corotation
  • autorotation
  • derotational
  • pseudorotation
  • electrorotation
  • roton
  • irrotationality
  • nonrotation
  • dextrorotation
  • corotational
  • counterrotation
  • circumrotation
  • birotation
  • magnetorotational
  • nonrotational
  • superrotation
  • antirotation
  • microrotation
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