Where does “piippukontrolli” come from?
piippukontrolli (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.
piippukontrolli (Finnish): muzzle discipline, muzzle control
Definitions
- muzzle discipline, muzzle control
Ancestry of “piippukontrolli”, step by step
piippukontrolli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kontrolli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kontrolli | control |
| 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 |
via Finnish piippu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piippu | pipe; barrel; Short for savupiippu |
| 2 | Swedish | pipa | a pipe, a smoking tool; the barrel of a gun; an... |
| 3 | Old Norse | pípa | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *pīpa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pīpǭ | A pipe or flute; a wind instrument; A pipe, duct,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 7 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |