Etymology of the English word role
the English word
rolederived from the Old French word
rolederived from the Latin word
rotuladerived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the French word
rôlederived from the Old French word
rollederived from the Latin word
rotuladerived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the French word
rollierderived from the Late Latin word
rotulusderived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-Date
The earliest known usage of role in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Catalan
rotllo, Catalan
rotolar, Dutch
rol, Dutch
rollen, English
roll, French
rôle, French
rouler, French
rouleau, German
Rolle, German
rollen, Icelandic
rúlla, Italian
rotolo, Italian
rotolare, Italian
rullare, Lithuanian
role, Norwegian
rulle, Portuguese
rolo, Portuguese
rolar, Provençal
rolle, Provençal
rolar, Russian
poль, Spanish
rollar, Spanish
rollo, Swedish
rulle, Swedish
rullaUsage
Word found in Modern English
