Where does “contrarotulum” come from?

contrarotulum (Latin) comes from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα — ingot.

contrarotulum (Latin): a counter-roll or register used to verify...

Definitions

  1. a counter-roll or register used to verify...

Ancestry of “contrarotulum”, step by step

contrarotulum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rotulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrotulusAlternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper
2Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
3Arabicرَطْل
4Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
5Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
6Frenchlitrelitre
7Medieval Latinlitra
8Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
9Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Latin contra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontraagainst; opposite to; contrary to
2Latinrotawheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun
3Proto-Indo-Europeanret-to run, to roll; to run, roll
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra