Where does “rota” come from?

rota (Medieval Latin) comes from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rota (Medieval Latin): wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun

Definitions

  1. wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun

Ancestry of “rota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicrotā—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rota”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →