Where does “kontrollőrök” come from?
kontrollőrök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kontrollőr, 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 — ingot.
kontrollőrök (Hungarian): nominative plural of kontrollőr
Definitions
- nominative plural of kontrollőr
Ancestry of “kontrollőrök”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kontrollőr | inspector |
| 2 | German | Kontrolleur | inspector |
| 3 | French | contrôleur | controller; conductor |
| 4 | Middle French | contreroleur | account-keeper; one who keeps a register, and... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | contreroulour | register-keeper |
| 6 | Old French | contreroler | — |
| 7 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 10 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 11 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 12 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 13 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 14 | French | litre | litre |
| 15 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |