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Where does “anticontrol” come from?

anticontrol (English) comes from English control, from Middle English controllen, from Middle French contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrarotulare, from Latin contrarotulus, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل.

anticontrol (English): The deliberate promotion or increase of chaos in...

Definitions

  1. The deliberate promotion or increase of chaos in...

Ancestry of “anticontrol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontrolTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate...
2Middle Englishcontrollento restrain or keep in check
3Middle Frenchcontrerollerto control
4Medieval Latincontrarotulare—
5Latincontrarotuluscopy of a roll
6LatinrotulusAlternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper
7Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
8Arabicرَطْل—
9Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
10Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
11Frenchlitrelitre
12Medieval Latinlitra—
13Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
14Proto-Italic*līðrā—
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