Where does “incontrollable” come from?
incontrollable (English) comes from English controllable, from English control, from Middle English controllen, from Middle French contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrarotulare, from Latin contrarotulus, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula — ingot.
incontrollable (English): uncontrollable
Definitions
- uncontrollable
Ancestry of “incontrollable”, step by step
incontrollable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English controllable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | controllable | Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or... |
| 2 | English | control | To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate... |
| 3 | Middle English | controllen | to restrain or keep in check |
| 4 | Middle French | contreroller | to control |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulare | — |
| 6 | Latin | contrarotulus | copy of a roll |
| 7 | Latin | rotulus | Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |