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.
Ancestry of “rota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | rotte | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | rotte | detachment, unit, crowd |
| 3 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 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 |