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Where does “bezel” come from?

bezel (English) comes from Dutch Beesel, from Dutch lo, from Sranan Tongo lo, from English rōw, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus.

bezel (English): The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool; The...

Definitions

  1. The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool; The...

Ancestry of “bezel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBeesel—
2Dutchlo—
3Sranan Tongolo—
4Englishrōw—
5EnglishrollTo cause to revolve by turning over and over; to...
6Middle Englishrolle—
7Old Frenchrolleregistration
8Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
9Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
10Arabicرَطْل—
11Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
12Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
13Frenchlitrelitre
14Medieval Latinlitra—
15Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
16Proto-Italic*līðrā—
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