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.
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
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “contreroleur”