rolled-down

The compound adjective 'rolled-down' is a transparent combination of two common English elements. The verb 'roll', with its core sense of turning over or moving circularly, evolved from Latin through French, carrying the idea of a cylindrical or folding motion. The particle 'down', of Germanic origin, denotes a lowering or repositioning. When combined, the literal action of "rolling something downwards" is applied descriptively to clothing, succinctly capturing the specific manner in which a sleeve or collar is folded to a lower position than its standard, fastened state. This logical, image-based formation exemplifies how English readily creates precise descriptive terms from its existing lexical stock.

Structure: rolled (past participle of 'roll') + down (adverb/particle) rolled: From Middle English 'rollen', from Old French 'roller', from Latin 'rotulare' (to make roll), from 'rotula' (a little wheel). In this compound, it functions as a past participle meaning "having been turned or folded." down: From Middle English 'doun', from Old English 'dūne' (downwards), originally a shortening of 'of dūne' (from the hill). In this compound, it functions as an adverbial particle indicating direction or final position.