Where does “rotulus” come from?

rotulus (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

rotulus (Latin): Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper

Ancestry of “rotulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
2Arabicرَطْل
3Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
4Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
5Frenchlitrelitre
6Medieval Latinlitra
7Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
8Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

Words derived from “rotulus

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā