English
rotl
Rotl comes from Arabic رُطْل, from Ancient Greek λίτρα ‘litra, a Sicilian silver coin’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- ‘to pour’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyH-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līðrā‘ingot’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλίτραlítra‘litra, a Sicilian silver coin’
- Arabicc. 500–presentرُطْلruṭl
- Englishearliest quotation 1888rotl
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyH-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līðrā‘ingot’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλίτραlítra‘litra, a Sicilian silver coin’
- Arabicc. 500–presentرُطْلruṭl
- Englishearliest quotation 1888rotl
Earliest quotation: 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica: “Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *līðrā ‘ingot’
level, deliberate, equilibrium, deliberation, lira, libra, deliberative, 17 more
through Ancient Greek λίτρα ‘litra, a Sicilian silver coin’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leyH- / rotl