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 — ingot.
гастролёр (Russian): performer on tour; guest performer; frequent...
Definitions
- performer on tour; guest performer; frequent...
Ancestry of “гастролёр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гастро́ль | (concert) tour |
| 2 | German | Gastrolle | guest role, a performance by a guest star |
| 3 | German | rolle | inflection of rollen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | French | rôle | role; character |
| 5 | Middle French | rolle | role |
| 6 | Old French | role | roll; scroll |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |