Where does “rollicky” come from?
rollicky (English) comes from English rollick, 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 — ingot.
rollicky (English): rollicking
Definitions
- rollicking
Ancestry of “rollicky”, step by step
rollicky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rollick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rollick | To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to... |
| 2 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 4 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |