Where does “contrôle” come from?
contrôle (French) comes from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre — ingot.
contrôle (French): control; test; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- control; test; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “contrôle”, step by step
contrôle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French contrerole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 4 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 5 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 8 | French | litre | litre |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Middle French contrerole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | contrerole | counter-roll; verification; checking |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | contrarotula | — |