Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotulus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ro-tu-lus
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roll of parchment or papyrus that was written on to make a permanent record.

Etymology

From Latin rotulus (“roll”). Doublet of role and roll.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: rotulus

Inflected Forms

rotuli (plural)

Questions

What does rotulus mean?: A roll of parchment or papyrus that was written on to make a permanent record.
Where does rotulus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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