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Where does “гастролёр” come from?

гастролёр (Russian) comes from Russian гастро́ль, from German Gastrolle, from German rolle, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula.

гастролёр (Russian): performer on tour; guest performer; frequent...

Definitions

  1. performer on tour; guest performer; frequent...

Ancestry of “гастролёр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгастро́ль—
2GermanGastrolle—
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*līðrā—
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