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Where does “antirollio” come from?

antirollio (Italian) comes from Italian rollio, from Italian rollare, from French rouler, from Old French ruele, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ.

antirollio (Italian): anti-roll

Definitions

  1. anti-roll

Ancestry of “antirollio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrollioroll; rolling
2ItalianrollareTo roll
3Frenchroulerto roll; to revolve; to go
4Old Frenchruele—
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*līðrā—
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