Where does “roving” come from?
roving (English) comes from English Rove, from English rōw, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
roving (English): wandering freely; present participle of rove; A...
Definitions
- wandering freely; present participle of rove; A...
Ancestry of “roving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rove | To shoot with arrows (at) |
| 2 | English | rōw | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc |
| 3 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 5 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |