Where does “rotolo” come from?
rotolo (Italian) comes from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα — ingot.
rotolo (Italian): roll; coil; scroll
Definitions
- roll; coil; scroll
Ancestry of “rotolo”, step by step
rotolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin rotulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rotulus | Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper |
| 2 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 3 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 6 | French | litre | litre |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Arabic رُطْل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | رُطْل | — |