Where does “kontrolní” come from?
kontrolní (Czech) comes from Czech kontrola, from German Kontrolle, from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
kontrolní (Czech): checking, inspection, inspectional
Definitions
- checking, inspection, inspectional
Ancestry of “kontrolní”, step by step
kontrolní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech kontrola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kontrola | inspection the act of examining something, often closely |
| 2 | German | Kontrolle | inspection; control |
| 3 | French | contrôle | control; test; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Czech ní
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ní | genitive/dative/locative and instrumental... |