Etymology

rota Fortunae

ro·ta For·tunae

Today it means: Synonym of Wheel of Fortune (“the mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable”). Full definition →

Latin rota Fortūnae
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrota Fortūnae
  2. English todayrota Fortunae

Unadapted borrowing from Latin rota Fortūnae (literally “Fortuna’s wheel”), from rota (“wheel”) + Fortūnae (the genitive dative singular of Fortūna (“the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck”)).

Words from the same roots

Latinrota Fortūnae all →

wheel of fortune

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