Where does “rostogolitor” come from?
rostogolitor (Romanian) comes from Romanian rostogoli, 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.
rostogolitor (Romanian): roller
Definitions
- roller
Ancestry of “rostogolitor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rostogoli | to roll; to somersault |
| 2 | Romanian | rostogol | rolling |
| 3 | Romanian | rotocol | wreath; round slice; more generally, something... |
| 4 | Romanian | roată | wheel |
| 5 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |