Where does “rickroller” come from?
rickroller (English) comes from English rickroll, from English duckroll, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
rickroller (English): Someone who rickrolls; a person who tricks people into listening to Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Definitions
- Someone who rickrolls; a person who tricks people into listening to Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Ancestry of “rickroller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rickroll | To mislead someone into following a hyperlink... |
| 2 | 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 |
| 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 |