Where does “rotoli” come from?
rotoli (Italian) comes from Italian rotolo, 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.
rotoli (Italian): plural of rotolo; second-person singular present...
Definitions
- plural of rotolo; second-person singular present...
Ancestry of “rotoli”, step by step
rotoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian rotolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rotolo | roll; coil; scroll |
| 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 |