Where does “rulmentist” come from?
rulmentist (Romanian) comes from Romanian rulment, from French roulement, from French rouler, from Old French ruele, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
rulmentist (Romanian): ball bearing factory worker
Definitions
- ball bearing factory worker
Ancestry of “rulmentist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rulment | bearing |
| 2 | French | roulement | roll; rolling; bearing; roll |
| 3 | French | rouler | to roll; to revolve; to go |
| 4 | Old French | ruele | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |