英文词源
- roulette (n.)
- 1734, "small wheel," from French roulette "gambling game played with a revolving wheel," literally "small wheel," from Old French roelete "little wheel" (12c.), formed on model of Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota "wheel" (see rotary). The game of chance so-called from 1745.
中文词源
单词的rou-部分是拉丁词根rota表示轮子的法语变体，剩下的部分是两个指小后缀的叠加。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：roulette 词源，roulette 含义。
来自法语 roulette,小轮子，赌盘，来自拉丁语 rotella,小轮子，来自 rota,轮子，-ella,小词后缀， 词源同 rotary,roll.
