arratel

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλίτρα“libra, Roman pound”
2. Aramaic · derived fromרִיטְלָא
3. Arabic · derived fromالرَطْل
4. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromرطل“rottol”
5. Portuguese · borrowed fromarrátel
6. English todayarratel

From Portuguese arrátel, from Andalusian Arabic رطل (“rottol”), from Arabic الرَطْل (ar-raṭl), from Aramaic רִיטְלָא / ܪܺܝܛܠܳܐ (rīṭlā), variant of לִיטְרָא / ܠܺܝܛܪܳܐ (līṭrā), from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “libra, Roman pound”). Doublet of libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.

Words from the same roots