Where does “rotula” come from?
rotula (Latin) comes from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
rotula (Latin): a small wheel; roll
Ancestry of “rotula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 4 | French | litre | litre |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |
Words derived from “rotula”