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Where does “гастроль” come from?

гастроль (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.

Ancestry of “гастроль”, step by step

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

Words derived from “гастроль”

  • гастролировать
  • гастролёр
  • гастрольный
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