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Where does “rotarius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rotarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
2Proto-Italicrotā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rotarius”

  • rotary
  • Rotarian
  • rototiller
  • Roneo
  • rototilling
  • levorotary
  • rotarily
  • nonrotary
  • rotary evaporator
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