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Where does “rodilla” come from?

rodilla (Spanish) comes 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.

rodilla (Spanish): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “rodilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishrodiellaknee
2Late Latinrotellalittle wheel; small wheel
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rodilla”

  • rodillero
  • rodillera
  • rodiya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →