Where does “roulettelike” come from?
roulettelike (English) comes from English roulette, from French roulette, from French rouler, from Old French ruele, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ.
roulettelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of the gambling game...
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the gambling game...
Ancestry of “roulettelike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | roulette | A game of chance, in which a small ball is made... |
| 2 | French | roulette | small wheel; caster, castor; cycloid |
| 3 | French | rouler | to roll; to revolve; to go |
| 4 | Old French | ruele | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 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 | — |