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Where does “rotella” come from?

rotella (Latin) comes from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

rotella (Latin): small wheel

Definitions

  1. small wheel

Ancestry of “rotella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “rotella”

  • rodilla
  • rodillero
  • rodillera
  • rodiya
  • rodiella
  • rotellam
  • rodiella
  • rodiella
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