wheel knee-cap 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Medieval Latin
Lexeme rotula
Meaning 1 small wheel
Direction
Meaning 2 knee-cap
Reference Corominas, Pascual
Comment Also Spanish rodilla 'knee' from Old Spanish rodiella, from Late Latin rotella 'small wheel', diminutive of Latin rota 'wheel'