Where does “rickroll” come from?
rickroll (English) comes from English duckroll, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
rickroll (English): To mislead someone into following a hyperlink...
Definitions
- To mislead someone into following a hyperlink...
Ancestry of “rickroll”, step by step
rickroll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English duckroll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duckroll | A bait-and-switch Internet prank involving the sharing of a link that leads to a picture of a duck on wheels instead of what is claimed |
| 2 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 4 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via English Rick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rick | Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch |
| 2 | English | recruit | A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a... |
| 3 | French | recruter | to recruit |
| 4 | German | Rekrut | recruit; A soldier of the lowest rank in the... |
| 5 | French | recreute | — |
| 6 | French | recrue | recruit |
| 7 | Old French | recreu | — |
| 8 | Old French | recreistre | — |