Where does “saca-rolhas” come from?

saca-rolhas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rolha, 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 — ingot.

saca-rolhas (Portuguese): corkscrew

Definitions

  1. corkscrew

Ancestry of “saca-rolhas”, step by step

saca-rolhas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese rolha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserolhacork
2Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
3Arabicرَطْل
4Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
5Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
6Frenchlitrelitre
7Medieval Latinlitra
8Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
9Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Portuguese sacar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesacarto pull out; to extract; to snatch; to draw; to...
2Gothic𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽to dispute, quarrel, argue; to rebuke
3Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra