Where does “başrol” come from?

başrol (Turkish) comes from Turkish rol, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.

başrol (Turkish): lead (the actor who plays the main role; lead actor)

Definitions

  1. lead (the actor who plays the main role; lead actor)

Ancestry of “başrol”, step by step

başrol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish rol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishrolrole
2Frenchrôlerole; character
3Middle Frenchrollerole
4Old Frenchroleroll; scroll
5Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
6Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
7Arabicرَطْل
8Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
9Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
10Frenchlitrelitre
11Medieval Latinlitra
12Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
13Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Turkish baş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbaşhead; leader of a group; outset of something
2Frenchbassefeminine singular of bas; bass; acoustic guitar
3Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
4LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
5Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
6Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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