Where does “rotule” come from?

rotule (Italian) comes from Italian rotula, 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.

rotule (Italian): plural of rotula

Definitions

plural of rotula

Ancestry of “rotule”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	rotula	patella, kneecap, rotula
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

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →