Where does “Crocchio” come from?
Crocchio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin corrotulum, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra — ingot.
Crocchio (Italian): cluster (of people, talking)
Definitions
- cluster (of people, talking)
Ancestry of “Crocchio”, step by step
Crocchio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin corrotulum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | corrotulum | — |
| 2 | Latin | rotulus | Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper |
| 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 |
via Latin Arogas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Arogas | now the river Crocchio |