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Where does “scroller” come from?

scroller (English) comes from English scroll, from Middle English scrowle, from Middle English scrowe, from Old French escroe, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scroller (English): One who, or that which, scrolls

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, scrolls

Ancestry of “scroller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrollA roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed...
2Middle Englishscrowle—
3Middle Englishscrowe—
4Old Frenchescroe—
5Latinscrofasow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to turn, curve; to turn , wind; to turn around,...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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