Where does “rolelessness” come from?
rolelessness (English) comes from English roleless, from English rôle, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل.
rolelessness (English): Absence of a role
Ancestry of “rolelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | roleless | Without a role |
| 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 | — |