Where does “rolla” come from?

rolla (Galician) comes from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

rolla (Galician): cork, stopper, plug; wheel or crown made of cloth...

Definitions

  1. cork, stopper, plug; wheel or crown made of cloth...

Ancestry of “rolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
2Arabicرَطْل
3Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
4Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
5Frenchlitrelitre
6Medieval Latinlitra
7Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
8Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

Words derived from “rolla

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