Etymology

rollable

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Today it means: Capable of rolling or being rolled. Full definition →

English roll ← Middle English rollen ← Old French roeler
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The story

  1. Latinrotula
  2. Latinrotulāre
  3. Old Frenchroeler
  4. Middle Englishrollen
  5. Englishroll
  6. English todayrollable

From roll + -able.

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