Where does “വട്ടമേശ” come from?
വട്ടമേശ (Malayalam) comes from English round table, from English round, from Middle English round, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota — to run.
വട്ടമേശ (Malayalam): round table (form of discussion)
Definitions
- round table (form of discussion)
Ancestry of “വട്ടമേശ”, step by step
വട്ടമേശ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English round table
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | round table | A conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views |
| 2 | English | round | Shape; Complete, whole, not lacking; Convenient... |
| 3 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 4 | Old French | reont | round |
| 5 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 6 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 7 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 8 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via Malayalam മേശ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | മേശ | table |
| 2 | Portuguese | mesa | table; meal, food; mesa |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mesa | table |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mesa | Alternative form of mēnsa |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsa | a table |
| 6 | Latin | mēnsus | having measured, estimated |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |