Where does “kontroll” come from?
kontroll (Hungarian) comes from German Kontrolle, from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ.
kontroll (Hungarian): control
Ancestry of “kontroll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Kontrolle | inspection; control |
| 2 | French | contrôle | control; test; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |