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Where does “رُطْل” come from?
رُطْل (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.
Ancestry of “رُطْل”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
λίτρα
litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
2
Proto-Italic
*līðrā
ingot
Words derived from “رُطْل”
rotal
equirotal
rotolo
rotolo
portarotoli
rotoli
arrotolare
arrotolabile
arrotolamento
arrotolatrice
arrotolarsi
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