Where does “rolnice” come from?
rolnice (Czech) comes from Czech role, from German rolle, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
rolnice (Czech): female peasant member of the agriculture low class
Definitions
- female peasant member of the agriculture low class
Ancestry of “rolnice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | role | role, part; lines; role |
| 2 | German | rolle | inflection of rollen: ## first-person singular... |
| 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 |