Where does “rolle” come from?
rolle (Middle French) comes from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra — ingot.
rolle (Middle French): role
Definitions
- role
Ancestry of “rolle”, step by step
rolle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French role
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | role | roll; scroll |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 3 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 4 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 7 | French | litre | litre |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |