| 【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】 ⑴ a(on); on ⑵ 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】 ⑴ cont(contra); against, contrary ⑵ 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】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ cont(contra); against, contrary ⑶ rol(rot); wheel ⑷ l; - ⑸ 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
