Where does “ролево́й” come from?
ролево́й (Russian) comes from Russian роль, 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.
ролево́й (Russian): role
Definitions
- role
Ancestry of “ролево́й”, step by step
ролево́й traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian роль
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | роль | role, part |
| 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 |
via Russian рол
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рол | rotating cylinder, shaft, roller |