Where does “rolprent” come from?
rolprent (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans rol, from Dutch rol, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
rolprent (Afrikaans): film, movie
Definitions
- film, movie
Ancestry of “rolprent”, step by step
rolprent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans rol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | rol | role; to roll |
| 2 | Dutch | rol | role, function; roll; role, character |
| 3 | French | rôle | role; character |
| 4 | Middle French | rolle | role |
| 5 | Old French | role | roll; scroll |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |