Where does “orosz rulett” come from?
orosz rulett (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rulett, from German Roulette, from French roulette, from French rouler, from Old French ruele, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
orosz rulett (Hungarian): Russian roulette
Definitions
- Russian roulette
Ancestry of “orosz rulett”, step by step
orosz rulett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian rulett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rulett | roulette |
| 2 | German | Roulette | roulette |
| 3 | French | roulette | small wheel; caster, castor; cycloid |
| 4 | French | rouler | to roll; to revolve; to go |
| 5 | Old French | ruele | — |
| 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 Hungarian orosz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | orosz | Russian |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 3 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 5 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 6 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |