Etymology

rotalite

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Today it means: Any fossil foraminifer of the family Rotaliidae, abundant in chalk formations. Full definition →

Latin rotalis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromrotalis“having wheels”
  2. English todayrotalite

Latin rotalis (“having wheels”) + -ite

Words from the same roots

Latinrotalis all →

rotal

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