Where does “rollaboard” come from?
rollaboard (English) comes from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ — ingot.
rollaboard (English): A wheeled suitcase that is carry-on luggage;...
Definitions
- A wheeled suitcase that is carry-on luggage;...
Ancestry of “rollaboard”, step by step
rollaboard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English roll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 3 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 5 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 6 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 9 | French | litre | litre |
| 10 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via English aboard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aboard | On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence,... |
| 2 | Middle English | abord | On board; into or within a ship or boat;... |
| 3 | Middle English | A | — |
| 4 | Middle English | I | I (first-person singular subject pronoun) |
| 5 | Old English | iċ | I |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |