Morpheme
Role
Type
free base
Denotation
character, part, expected behaviour, function, position; literally small wheel, scroll, roll inscribed with the part of actor
Etymology
French rôle; Middle French rolle; Old French role; Latin rotulus, from rotula, from rota + -ula
Evidence
multirole, rerole, role, roled, roleless, roleplay, roleplayer, roles, subrole
Notes
role, roll, rotulus, and rotula are doublets
