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rota.

wheel (rotate);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrɔ.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.ta]

  1. wheel

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. a car, a chariot

    declension-1 · feminine
    Si rota defuerit, tu pede carpe viam.

  3. the disc of the sun

    declension-1 · feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

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 the neuter collective/plural. * Höfler and Yates, by contrast, take Latin rota as an *(o)-éh₂ formation *(H)rotéh₂, and posit Sanskrit रथ (ratha) as from *(H)rot-h₂-ós, a possessive derivative of the feminine word.

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