Where does “rullailu” come from?
rullailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rullailla, from Finnish rullata, from Finnish rulla, from Swedish rulla, from Old Swedish rolla, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula — ingot.
rullailu (Finnish): rolling around
Definitions
- rolling around
Ancestry of “rullailu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rullailla | — |
| 2 | Finnish | rullata | to roll; to taxi; to steal from, to rob, to mug |
| 3 | Finnish | rulla | roll; roller, as in "roller skates"; reel, as in... |
| 4 | Swedish | rulla | roll; an official or public document; a register;... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | rolla | — |
| 6 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 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 |