Where does “rol” come from?

rol (Dutch) comes from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ — ingot.

rol (Dutch): role, function; roll; role, character

Definitions

role, function; roll; role, character

Ancestry of “rol”, step by step

rol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French rôle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	rôle	role; character
2	Middle French	rolle	role
3	Old French	role	roll; scroll
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

via Dutch rollen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	rollen	to roll
2	Middle Dutch	rollen	to roll; to tumble
3	Old French	röeler	to roll
4	Medieval Latin	rotulo	dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of...

via Middle Dutch rolle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	rolle	—

Words derived from “rol”

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →