Etymology Explorer › Romanian

Where does “roti” come from?

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

roti (Romanian): to rotate, spin, turn around; to roll

Definitions

  1. to rotate, spin, turn around; to roll

Ancestry of “roti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianroatăwheel
2LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
3Proto-Italicrotā—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “roti”

  • rotire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →