Where does “rulumskalo” come from?
rulumskalo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rulumi, from Esperanto ruli, from French rouler, from Old French ruele, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
rulumskalo (Esperanto): scroll bar
Definitions
- scroll bar
Ancestry of “rulumskalo”, step by step
rulumskalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto rulumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | rulumi | to scroll |
| 2 | Esperanto | ruli | to roll |
| 3 | French | rouler | to roll; to revolve; to go |
| 4 | Old French | ruele | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Esperanto skalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | skalo | scale |