Where does “rotulare” come from?

rotulare (Medieval 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.

rotulare (Medieval Latin): to roll; to revolve; to roll", "revolve; to roll,...

Definitions

  1. to roll; to revolve; to roll", "revolve; to roll,...

Ancestry of “rotulare”, 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 “rotulare”

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