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