rodiella

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).

Noun

rodiella f (plural rodielles)

1. knee

Synonyms

• rodiya

Leonese

Etymology

From Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).

Noun

rodiella f (plural rodiellas)

1. knee

References

• AEDLL

Old Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *rotā

Latin rota

Latin -ellus

Late Latin rotella

Old Spanish rodiella

Inherited from Late Latin rotella (“small wheel”), diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈdjeʎa/

Noun

rodiella f (plural rodiellas)

1. knee
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 4v:

     Et la eſtrella que es en la rodiella dieſtra dela mugier cadenada a poder ⁊ ſennorio ſobreſta piedra […]

     And the star in the knee of this woman in chains has power and dominion over this stone […]

   • Idem, f. 7v.

     Et la eſtrella que es ſobre las rodiellas dela mugier q̃ eſta aſſentada en la ſiella a poder ſobreſta piedra […]

     And the star in the knees of the woman sitting on the chair has power over this stone […]

Related terms

• rueda (“wheel”)

Descendants

• Spanish: rodilla