rotifera
‘class of microscopic freshwater organisms’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Mod.Lat. Rotifer < Lat. rota ‘wheel’ < Lat. rota ‘a wheel, a potter’s wheel; wheel for torture’ + -fer ‘bearing’ < roht < ret- < Tamil uruḷ
rotifera
English words derived from Tamil uruḷ connoting ‘roll’