Where does “rodilha” come from?

rodilha (Portuguese) comes from Spanish rodilla, from Old Spanish rodiella, from Late Latin rotella, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rodilha (Portuguese): a rolled up cloth or a cushion placed between the head and object to be carried

Definitions

  1. a rolled up cloth or a cushion placed between the head and object to be carried

Ancestry of “rodilha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrodillaknee
2Old Spanishrodiellaknee
3Late Latinrotellalittle wheel; small wheel
4LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →