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rota

Pronunciation: [ˈrɔ.ta]

“rota” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. wheel
  2. a car, a chariot
  3. the disc of the sun

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *rotā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂-eh₂, from *Hreth₂- (“to run, roll”). The exact derivational pathway from this root is disputed: * De Vaan and Nussbaum derive Latin rota from a simple nominalization of the feminine singular of the agentive adjective *Hroth₂ós. * Stifter, also starting off from an agentive adnominal *Hroth₂ós, supposes that Latin rota instead derives from…

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