Where does “deskorolka” come from?
deskorolka (Polish) comes from Polish rólka, from Polish rola, from German rolle, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula — ingot.
deskorolka (Polish): skateboard
Definitions
- skateboard
Ancestry of “deskorolka”, step by step
deskorolka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish rólka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | rólka | scroll |
| 2 | Polish | rola | arable land, ploughland; role; role; part |
| 3 | German | rolle | inflection of rollen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | French | rôle | role; character |
| 5 | Middle French | rolle | role |
| 6 | Old French | role | roll; scroll |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Polish deska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | deska | board; plank; skateboard, snowboard, surfboard or... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 4 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |