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Where does “rostogoli” come from?

rostogoli (Romanian) comes from Romanian rostogol, from Romanian rotocol, from Romanian roată, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rostogoli (Romanian): to roll; to somersault

Definitions

  1. to roll; to somersault

Ancestry of “rostogoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrostogol—
2Romanianrotocolwreath; round slice; more generally, something...
3Romanianroatăwheel
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- →