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

  1. skateboard

Ancestry of “deskorolka”, step by step

deskorolka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish rólka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrólkascroll
2Polishrolaarable land, ploughland; role; role; part
3Germanrolleinflection of rollen: ## first-person singular...
4Frenchrôlerole; character
5Middle Frenchrollerole
6Old Frenchroleroll; scroll
7Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
8Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
9Arabicرَطْل
10Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
11Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
12Frenchlitrelitre
13Medieval Latinlitra
14Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
15Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Polish deska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdeskaboard; plank; skateboard, snowboard, surfboard or...
2Proto-Slavicdъskaboard, plank
3Proto-Germanicdiskuztable; dish; bowl
4Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
5Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
6Proto-Italicdikskō
7Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra