Where does “rolony” come from?

rolony (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.

rolony (English): A colony of nucleic acid produced by rolling circle replication

Definitions

  1. A colony of nucleic acid produced by rolling circle replication

Ancestry of “rolony”, step by step

rolony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English roll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrollTo cause to revolve by turning over and over; to...
2Middle Englishrolle
3Old Frenchrolleregistration
4Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
5Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
6Arabicرَطْل
7Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
8Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
9Frenchlitrelitre
10Medieval Latinlitra
11Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
12Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via English colony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolonyA governmental unit created on land of another...
2Middle Englishcolane
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra