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late 17th century: from Latin rotat- ‘turned in a circle’, from the verb rotare, from rota ‘wheel’.
wiktionary
Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō(“revolve”), from rota(“wheel”).
etymonline
rotate (v.)
"revolve or move round a center or axis," 1794, intransitive, back-formation from rotation. The transitive sense of "cause to revolve upon an axis or support" is by 1823. Related: Rotated; rotating.
