Where does “roll” come from?
Roll comes from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Latin rotula, a diminutive of rota meaning wheel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ret- and Hreth₂-.
roll (English): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to...
Definitions
- To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to...
Ancestry of “roll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 2 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 4 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 5 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 8 | French | litre | litre |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |