Where does “rutabulum” come from?

rutabulum (Latin) comes from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

rutabulum (Latin): shovel; spatula (for cooking); any of several other tools with a flattened end

Definitions

  1. shovel; spatula (for cooking); any of several other tools with a flattened end

Ancestry of “rutabulum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
3Proto-Indo-European-w-

Words derived from “rutabulum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w-