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rotula.

a small wheel

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrɔ.tʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.tu.la]

  1. a small wheel

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. a scroll, a roll

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotula From rota (“wheel”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”).

noun[ˈrɔ.tʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.tu.la]

  1. a rottol (any of various measures of dry or liquid weight originating in the Arab world)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Arabic رَطْل (raṭl); the form is influenced by etymology 1. Doublet of litra.

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