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Where does “kontrollőr” come from?

kontrollőr (Hungarian) comes from German Kontrolleur, from French contrôleur, from Middle French contreroleur, from Anglo-Norman contreroulour, from Old French contreroler, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus.

kontrollőr (Hungarian): inspector

Definitions

  1. inspector

Ancestry of “kontrollőr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKontrolleurinspector
2Frenchcontrôleurcontroller; conductor
3Middle Frenchcontreroleuraccount-keeper; one who keeps a register, and...
4Anglo-Normancontreroulourregister-keeper
5Old Frenchcontreroler—
6Old Frenchcontrerole—
7Medieval Latincontrarotuluma counter-roll or register used to verify...
8Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
9Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
10Arabicرَطْل—
11Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
12Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
13Frenchlitrelitre
14Medieval Latinlitra—
15Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
16Proto-Italic*līðrā—

Words derived from “kontrollőr”

  • kontrollőrök
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