Where does “rota” come from?
rota (Polish) comes from German rotte, from Middle High German rotte, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rota (Polish): oath, swear, vow
Definitions
- oath, swear, vow
Ancestry of “rota”, step by step
rota traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German rotte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rotte | rout, mob group of people |
| 2 | Middle High German | rotte | detachment, unit, crowd |
| 3 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via Latin Rota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
via Proto-Slavic *rota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *rota | oath, vow, swear |