Where does “rowdyism” come from?
rowdyism (English) comes from English rowdy, from English row, from Middle English rowe, from English rōw, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus.
rowdyism (English): The state of being rowdy
Ancestry of “rowdyism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rowdy | Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous; A... |
| 2 | English | row | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such... |
| 3 | Middle English | rowe | Alternative form of rawe; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | English | rōw | — |
| 5 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 6 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 7 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 9 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 10 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 12 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 13 | French | litre | litre |
| 14 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |