Where does “rulettipöytä” come from?
rulettipöytä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruletti, from French roulette, from French rouler, from Old French ruele, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
rulettipöytä (Finnish): roulette table
Definitions
- roulette table
Ancestry of “rulettipöytä”, step by step
rulettipöytä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruletti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruletti | roulette |
| 2 | French | roulette | small wheel; caster, castor; cycloid |
| 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 |