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