Where does “sacarrollas” come from?
sacarrollas (Galician) comes from Galician rolla, 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 — ingot.
sacarrollas (Galician): corkscrew
Definitions
- corkscrew
Ancestry of “sacarrollas”, step by step
sacarrollas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician rolla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | rolla | cork, stopper, plug; wheel or crown made of cloth... |
| 2 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 3 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 6 | French | litre | litre |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |