Where does “logroll” come from?
logroll (English) comes from English logrolling, from English rolling, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
logroll (English): To exchange political favours; To combine...
Definitions
- To exchange political favours; To combine...
Ancestry of “logroll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logrolling | The rolling of logs from one place to another; an... |
| 2 | English | rolling | Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering;... |
| 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 | ingot |