Where does “ratol” come from?

ratol (Cebuano) comes from English rattle, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

ratol (Cebuano): to rattle; to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve

Definitions

  1. to rattle; to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve

Ancestry of “ratol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrattlea sound made by loose objects shaking or...
2Arabicرَطْل
3Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
4Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
5Frenchlitrelitre
6Medieval Latinlitra
7Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
8Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

Words derived from “ratol

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā