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Where does “rotatus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rotatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotō—
2LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
3Proto-Italicrotā—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →