rotal

Also used as

rotal is also the alternative form of rotary.

rotal is also the alternative form of rottol.

Forms of rotal

Origin of rotal

From Latin rotālis (“wheeled, turning”), from rota (“wheel”) + -ālis (“-al”, forming adjectives). In reference to motion, under the influence of earlier rotary.

From Italian and Latin Rota (“an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic Church”) + -al (“forming adjectives”), under the influence of Latin rotālis.

From Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl), ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Words formed from rotal

• equirotal

Questions about rotal

What does rotal mean?

Rotal means of or relating to wheels.

What part of speech is rotal?

Rotal is an adjective.