Where does “controllen” come from?

controllen (Middle English) comes from Middle French contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrarotulare, from Latin contrarotulus, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ — ingot.

controllen (Middle English): to restrain or keep in check

Definitions

to restrain or keep in check

Ancestry of “controllen”, step by step

controllen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French contreroller

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	contreroller	to control
2	Medieval Latin	contrarotulare	—
3	Latin	contrarotulus	copy of a roll
4	Latin	rotulus	Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper
5	Latin	rotula	a small wheel; roll
6	Arabic	رَطْل	—
7	Classical Syriac	ܪܝܛܠܐ	—
8	Classical Syriac	ܠܝܛܪܐ	libra, pound
9	French	litre	litre
10	Medieval Latin	litra	—
11	Ancient Greek	λίτρα	litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
12	Proto-Italic	*līðrā	ingot

via Old French contrerole

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	contrerole	—
2	Medieval Latin	contrarotulum	a counter-roll or register used to verify...
3	Medieval Latin	rotulus	a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...

Words derived from “controllen”

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