Where does “incontrollabile” come from?
incontrollabile (Italian) comes from Italian controllabile, from Italian controllare, from French contrôler, from Old French contreroller, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula — ingot.
incontrollabile (Italian): uncontrollable; unverifiable
Definitions
- uncontrollable; unverifiable
Ancestry of “incontrollabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | controllabile | controllable, verifiable |
| 2 | Italian | controllare | to check, verify, inspect, examine; to supervise,... |
| 3 | French | contrôler | to check or examine; to control |
| 4 | Old French | contreroller | — |
| 5 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |