Where does “salsa rolla” come from?

salsa rolla (Catalan) comes from Portuguese rolha, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα — ingot.

salsa rolla (Catalan): rouille

Definitions

  1. rouille

Ancestry of “salsa rolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserolhacork
2Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
3Arabicرَطْل—
4Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
5Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
6Frenchlitrelitre
7Medieval Latinlitra—
8Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
9Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →