Where does “rulŝuo” come from?
rulŝuo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ruli, from French rouler, from Old French ruele, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ — ingot.
rulŝuo (Esperanto): a roller skate
Definitions
- a roller skate
Ancestry of “rulŝuo”, step by step
rulŝuo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ruli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ruli | to roll |
| 2 | French | rouler | to roll; to revolve; to go |
| 3 | Old French | ruele | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 6 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 9 | French | litre | litre |
| 10 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Esperanto ŝuo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝuo | shoe |
| 2 | English | shoe | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom... |
| 3 | German | Schuh | shoe |
| 4 | Middle High German | schuo | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |