Where does “rullalautailija” come from?
rullalautailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish rullalautailla, from Finnish rullalauta, from Finnish rulla, from Swedish rulla, from Old Swedish rolla, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula — ingot.
rullalautailija (Finnish): skateboarder
Definitions
- skateboarder
Ancestry of “rullalautailija”, step by step
rullalautailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rullalautailla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rullalautailla | to skateboard |
| 2 | Finnish | rullalauta | skateboard platform on wheels |
| 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 |