rota.
oath, swear, vow (form of solemn pledge (e.g., military))
Meaning & usage
oath, swear, vow (form of solemn pledge (e.g., military))
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rota.
group of rescuers or firefighters consisting of two people
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpō Latin ruptus Latin rupta Old French roteder. Middle High German rotte German Rottebor. Polish rota Borrowed from German Rotte.
rote (kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Czech rota.
tribunal of appeal functioning under the Roman Curia
type of torture during which the convict was entwined in a wheel
wheel used in this type of torture
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rotalbor. Polish rota Learned borrowing from Latin rota.
rota (infantry or cavalry unit in Poland in the 16th–17th c.)
rota (row of soldiers in formation in Poland in the 18th c.)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpō Latin ruptus Latin rupta Old French roteder. Middle High German rottebor. Polish rota Borrowed from Middle High German rotte, from Old French rote.
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