Where does “impulssikontrolli” come from?

impulssikontrolli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kontrolli, 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.

impulssikontrolli (Finnish): impulse control

Definitions

  1. impulse control

Ancestry of “impulssikontrolli”, step by step

impulssikontrolli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kontrolli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkontrollicontrol
2EnglishcontrolTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate...
3Middle Englishcontrollento restrain or keep in check
4Middle Frenchcontrerollerto control
5Medieval Latincontrarotulare
6Latincontrarotuluscopy of a roll
7LatinrotulusAlternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper
8Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
9Arabicرَطْل
10Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
11Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
12Frenchlitrelitre
13Medieval Latinlitra
14Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
15Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Finnish impulssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimpulssiimpulse
2Latinimpulsuspushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or...
3Latinimpellōto push, drive or strike against something; assail
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra