rock and roll

rock and roll

‘to dance to or play rock-and-roll music’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    E. rock & roll, rock and roll, rock n roll, rock 'n' roll, rock 'n roll < rock + < O.F. roeller ‘roll, wheel round’ < Med.Lat. rotulare < Lat. rotula < rota ‘wheel’<< role < ret- < Tamil uruḷ