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English word origin

Etymology of rota

Borrowed from Latin rota (“wheel”). Doublet of rotor and ruote.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.

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Borrowed from Latin rota (“wheel”). Doublet of rotor and ruote.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A kind of zither used in the Middle Ages in church music.

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