Etymology of the English word autorotation
the English word
autorotationusing the English prefix
auto-derived from the Late Greek word
autos, αὐτός (self)
derived from the English word
rotationderived from the Latin word
rotatio (rotation; pirouette)
derived from the Latin word
rotatusderived from the Latin word
rotare (to whirl about; whirl round; revolve, rotate)
derived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-Usage
Word found in Modern English
