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.
hoofdrolspeler (Dutch): lead actor, actor playing a main role;...
Definitions
- lead actor, actor playing a main role;...
Ancestry of “hoofdrolspeler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hoofdrol | lead role, leading role; protagonist |
| 2 | Dutch | rol | role, function; roll; role, character |
| 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 | — |