Where does “roller-coasterish” come from?
roller-coasterish (English) comes from English roller coaster, from English rollercoaster, from English roller, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula.
roller-coasterish (English): Resembling a roller coaster; characterized by...
Definitions
- Resembling a roller coaster; characterized by...
Ancestry of “roller-coasterish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | roller coaster | Alternative spelling of rollercoaster |
| 2 | English | rollercoaster | An amusement ride consisting of a buggy on a... |
| 3 | English | roller | "Anything that rolls."; A long wide bandage used... |
| 4 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 5 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 6 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |