Where does “regiocontrol” come from?
regiocontrol (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 — ingot.
regiocontrol (English): control of the regiochemistry of a reaction
Definitions
- control of the regiochemistry of a reaction
Ancestry of “regiocontrol”, step by step
regiocontrol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English control
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | control | To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate... |
| 2 | Middle English | controllen | to restrain or keep in check |
| 3 | Middle French | contreroller | to control |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulare | — |
| 5 | Latin | contrarotulus | copy of a roll |
| 6 | Latin | rotulus | Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper |
| 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 English regio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regio | In planetary geology, any of the large areas of a... |
| 2 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 3 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |