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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: rot "wheel." from Latin rota, rotare

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【rot】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "rota," and "rotare."
It carries the basic meaning of "wheel."



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "rot"]

around ****[133] To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
control ****[869] Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
role ****[976] If you have a role in a situation or in society, you have a particular position and function in it.
roll ****[452] A roll of paper, plastic, cloth, or wire is a long piece of it that has been wrapped many times around itself or around a tube.
round ****[550]
uncontrolled **[4232] If you describe someone''s behaviour as uncontrolled, you mean they appear unable to stop it or to make it less extreme.



[WORD ROOT]root rot
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] rot, round, rol, roll, rota, role, roul
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) rota, rotare
[MEANING]root wheel

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 rota (literally) wheel
  • 【Latin】 rotare [from rota]



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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around ★★★★[133] preposition from round
【DEFINITION】 To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
【ROOTs】 a(on); on round(rot); wheel
【Etymology】 《Middle English on round(c, 1300, ) [on+round]

control ★★★★[869] noun from control 〈 roll
【DEFINITION】 Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
【pl.】 controls
【ROOTs】 cont(contra); against, contrary rol(rot); wheel
【Etymology】 《Latin contrarotulus[contra+rotulus] a counter, register
【First Known Meaning】 act of keeping under authority and regulation, fact of checking and directing action
【DERIVATIVEs】 controllability, controllable, controllableness, controllably, controlment, control



role ★★★★[976] noun
【DEFINITION】 If you have a role in a situation or in society, you have a particular position and function in it.
【pl.】 roles
【SYNONYM】 capacity
【ROOTs】 role(rot); wheel
【Etymology】 《French role[from Old French rolle] part played by a person in life, (literally) roll (of paper)
【First Known Meaning】 part or character one takes,

roll ★★★★[452] noun from roll
【DEFINITION】 A roll of paper, plastic, cloth, or wire is a long piece of it that has been wrapped many times around itself or around a tube.
【pl.】 rolls
【ROOTs】 roll(rot); wheel
【Etymology】 《Latin rotula[diminutive of rota] small wheel
【First Known Meaning】 rolled-up piece of parchment or paper
【DERIVATIVEs】 enroll, enrollment

round ★★★★[550] adjective from round
【DEFINITION】
【VARIATIONs】 비교; round < rounder < roundest
【ROOTs】 round(rot); wheel
【Etymology】 《Latin rotundus[related to rota] rotund, like a wheel, circular, round
【First Known Meaning】 like a wheel, circular, round
【DERIVATIVEs】 roundness, round

uncontrolled ★★[4232] adjective from control 〈 roll
【DEFINITION】 If you describe someone's behaviour as uncontrolled, you mean they appear unable to stop it or to make it less extreme.
【COMPOSITION】 un + control + ed
【ROOTs】 un; not cont(contra); against, contrary rol(rot); wheel l; - ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin contrarotulus[contra+rotulus] a counter, register


Other words containing "rot"; arrondissement, circumrotation, contrarotation, controllable, controlled, controller, decontrol, enroll, enrollee, enrollment, irrotational, multirole, multiroll, out-of-control, redondilla, reenroll, rodeo, rollback, rondeau, rondel, rondelle, rondo, rota, rotary, rotatable, rotate, rotation, rotational, rotationally, rotative, rotator, rotatory, rotavirus, rotelle, rotifer, Rotifera, rotiferous, rotiform, rotula, rotund, rotunda, rotundifolious, rotundity, roulette, roundel, roundelay, roundlet, rowel, semiround, uncontrollable, uncontrollably

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

room
rome
riv-
ride, road
render
relat
regul
rect
real
ready

 

 

 

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