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