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Where does “rode” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rode”, 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 “rode”

  • roue
  • rouet
  • rouette
  • rouage
  • ruee
  • rou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →