Where does “rotundipennis” come from?

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

rotundipennis (Latin): round-winged

Definitions

  1. round-winged

Ancestry of “rotundipennis”, step by step

rotundipennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rotundus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
2Latinrotōto turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

via Latin penna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
2Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic rotā