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