Where does “role-player” come from?
role-player (English) comes from English roleplayer, from English rôle, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل.
role-player (English): Alternative form of roleplayer
Definitions
- Alternative form of roleplayer
Ancestry of “role-player”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | roleplayer | A person who plays roleplaying games; Someone who... |
| 2 | English | rôle | Dated spelling of role |
| 3 | French | rôle | role; character |
| 4 | Middle French | rolle | role |
| 5 | Old French | role | roll; scroll |
| 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 | — |