Where does “hoofdrolspeler” come from?

hoofdrolspeler (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoofdrol, from Dutch rol, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.

hoofdrolspeler (Dutch): lead actor, actor playing a main role;...

Definitions

  1. lead actor, actor playing a main role;...

Ancestry of “hoofdrolspeler”, step by step

hoofdrolspeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoofdrol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoofdrollead role, leading role; protagonist
2Dutchrolrole, function; roll; role, character
3Frenchrôlerole; character
4Middle Frenchrollerole
5Old Frenchroleroll; scroll
6Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
7Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
8Arabicرَطْل
9Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
10Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
11Frenchlitrelitre
12Medieval Latinlitra
13Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
14Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Dutch speler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspelera player, someone who plays a game; a player,...
2Dutchspelento play
3Middle Dutchspēlento play, to have fun
4Old Dutchspilon
5Proto-West Germanicspilōnto play; to dance, move
6Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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