Where does “desenrollar” come from?
desenrollar (Spanish) comes from Spanish enrollar, from Spanish rollo, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre — ingot.
desenrollar (Spanish): to unroll
Definitions
- to unroll
Ancestry of “desenrollar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | enrollar | to coil up, wind |
| 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 |