Latin

rota

‘wheel’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin rota.

20 English words in this record descend from Latin rota, most familiar first.

• roll ← rollen ← roller ← rotulāre ← rotula
• rotation ← rotātiō ← rotō
• rotary ← rotarius
• rodeo ← rodear ← rueda ← rueda
• rota
• rotund ← rotundus
• rotavirus
• rueda
• rotella
• rotifer
• barouche ← Barutsche ← baroccio ← *birotium ← birotus
• rowel ← roel ← rotella

More words from rota

• birotate
• birotula
• rotiform
• rotal
• rouelle
• rotaprint
• ruote
• sdrucciola

Etymograph / Latin rota