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English word origin

Etymology of roval

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *raidō Proto-West Germanic *raidu Old English rād Middle English rode English road Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwisder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A motor racecourse composed of a road course section and a portion of a banked oval track.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *raidō Proto-West Germanic *raidu Old English rād Middle English rode English road Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwisder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Latin ōvum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin ōvālisbor. English oval blend English roval Blend of road + oval.

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