Where does “unrowed” come from?
unrowed (English) comes from English rowed, 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.
unrowed (English): Not rowed
Definitions
- Not rowed
Ancestry of “unrowed”, step by step
unrowed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rowed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rowed | simple past tense and past participle of row;... |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |