Where does “Larvenroller” come from?

Larvenroller (German) comes from German Roller, from German rollen, from Middle High German rollen, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.

Larvenroller (German): masked palm civet

Definitions

  1. masked palm civet

Ancestry of “Larvenroller”, step by step

Larvenroller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Roller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRolleranything that rolls, roller
2Germanrollento roll
3Middle High Germanrollen
4Old Frenchröelerto roll
5Medieval Latinrotulodative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of...
6Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
7Arabicرَطْل
8Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
9Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
10Frenchlitrelitre
11Medieval Latinlitra
12Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
13Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via German Larve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLarvelarva; mask
2Middle High Germanlarve
3Latinlarvaghost, haunt, evil spirit, demon, devil;...
4Old Latinlaruademon, spirit of the dead
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā