Where does “Rötelschwalbe” come from?
Rötelschwalbe (German) comes from Swedish rotel, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra — ingot.
Rötelschwalbe (German): red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Definitions
- red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Ancestry of “Rötelschwalbe”, step by step
Rötelschwalbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rotel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rotel | a department or section within a government... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 3 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 4 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 7 | French | litre | litre |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |