Etymology

rottol

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Today it means: A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg). Full definition →

Arabic رُطْل ← French rotte ← Italian rotolo
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλίτρα
  2. Italian · derived fromrotolo
  3. French · derived fromrotte
  4. Arabic · borrowed fromرُطْل
  5. English todayrottol

From Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl) and vernacular رَطْل (raṭl), under the influence of French rotte and Italian rotolo, ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and livre.

Words from the same roots

Arabicرُطْل all →

rotolorotal

Italianrotolo all →

rotolo

Ancient Greekλίτρα all →

litrerattlerotoloarratellitrarotal

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