rotal
English
Etymology 1
From Latin rotalis (“wheeled, turning”), from rota (“wheel”) + -alis (“-al: forming adjectives”). In reference to motion, under the influence of earlier rotary.
Adjective
rotal (not comparable)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Latin and Italian Rota (“an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic Church”) + -al (“forming adjectives”), under the influence of Latin rotalis.
Etymology 3
From Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl), ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).
Noun
rotal (plural rotals)
References
- "rotal, adj.", and "rottol, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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