rotar

/roˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to spin, rotate

🛞 rotar = rotate: both come from Latin rota, wheel

Latin rota meant wheel, and rotare meant to turn like one. English got rotate, rotary and rotation from it. Spanish kept rotar, and rueda (wheel) comes from the same root, so rueda is a hook for rotar.

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