English word rotate comes from Proto-Indo-European *rot-, Proto-Indo-European *Hret-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*rot- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | wheel |
*Hret- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
rota | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) the disc of the sun. (pars pro toto) a car, a chariot. Wheel. |
rotare | Latin (lat) | |
rotatus | Latin (lat) | |
rotate | English (en) | (intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.. (intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.. (intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.. (transitive) To advance something through a sequence.. (transitive) To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.. (transitive) To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older [...] |