Where does “rullaovikaappi” come from?
rullaovikaappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rullaovi, from Finnish rulla, from Swedish rulla, from Old Swedish rolla, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
rullaovikaappi (Finnish): rotating door cabinet
Definitions
- rotating door cabinet
Ancestry of “rullaovikaappi”, step by step
rullaovikaappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rullaovi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rullaovi | revolving door |
| 2 | Finnish | rulla | roll; roller, as in "roller skates"; reel, as in... |
| 3 | Swedish | rulla | roll; an official or public document; a register;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | rolla | — |
| 5 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Finnish kaappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaappi | cabinet; closet; locker |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |