Where does “cornrowed” come from?
cornrowed (English) comes from English cornrow, from English rōw, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل.
cornrowed (English): simple past tense and past participle of cornrow;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of cornrow;...
Ancestry of “cornrowed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cornrow | A hairstyle, of African origin, having rows of... |
| 2 | English | rōw | — |
| 3 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 5 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 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 | — |