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 — ingot.
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 | ingot |