Where does “rolltainer” come from?
rolltainer (English) comes from English rolling, 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.
rolltainer (English): A cart with two or more walls (typically made of steel bars or tubes) to contain the goods loaded onto it
Definitions
- A cart with two or more walls (typically made of steel bars or tubes) to contain the goods loaded onto it
Ancestry of “rolltainer”, step by step
rolltainer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rolling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rolling | Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering;... |
| 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 |