Where does “desarrollar” come from?
desarrollar (Spanish) comes from Spanish arrollar, from Spanish rollo, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre — ingot.
desarrollar (Spanish): to develop
Definitions
- to develop
Ancestry of “desarrollar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arrollar | to dumbfound; to roll, to roll away; to sweep... |
| 2 | Spanish | rollo | roll; coil; reel |
| 3 | Latin | rotulus | Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper |
| 4 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 5 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 8 | French | litre | litre |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |