Where does “zakkenrollerij” come from?
zakkenrollerij (Dutch) comes from Dutch zakkenroller, from Dutch zakkenrollen, from Dutch rollen, from Middle Dutch rollen, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
zakkenrollerij (Dutch): pickpocketing, the crime committed by a pickpocket
Definitions
- pickpocketing, the crime committed by a pickpocket
Ancestry of “zakkenrollerij”, step by step
zakkenrollerij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zakkenroller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zakkenroller | pickpocket |
| 2 | Dutch | zakkenrollen | to pickpocket |
| 3 | Dutch | rollen | to roll |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rollen | to roll; to tumble |
| 5 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 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 |