Where does “contrôler” come from?
contrôler (French) comes from Old French contreroller, 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 — ingot.
contrôler (French): to check or examine; to control
Definitions
- to check or examine; to control
Ancestry of “contrôler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | contreroller | — |
| 2 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 5 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 6 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 9 | French | litre | litre |
| 10 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |