Where does “rickrollaus” come from?
rickrollaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rickrollata, from English rickroll, from English duckroll, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula — ingot.
rickrollaus (Finnish): rickrolling
Definitions
- rickrolling
Ancestry of “rickrollaus”, step by step
rickrollaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rickrollata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rickrollata | rickroll |
| 2 | English | rickroll | To mislead someone into following a hyperlink... |
| 3 | English | duckroll | A bait-and-switch Internet prank involving the sharing of a link that leads to a picture of a duck on wheels instead of what is claimed |
| 4 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 5 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 6 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |