Where does “гастро́ль” come from?
гастро́ль (Russian) comes from German Gastrolle, from German rolle, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
гастро́ль (Russian): (concert) tour
Definitions
- (concert) tour
Ancestry of “гастро́ль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gastrolle | guest role, a performance by a guest star |
| 2 | German | rolle | inflection of rollen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | French | rôle | role; character |
| 4 | Middle French | rolle | role |
| 5 | Old French | role | roll; scroll |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |