Etymology of the English word rotifer
the English word
rotiferderived from the New Latin word
Rotiferaderived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-using the Latin suffix
-ferderived from the Latin word
rotiferderived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the Latin word
feroderived from the Greek word
feroDate
The earliest known usage of rotifer in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
