Where does “contreroller” come from?
contreroller (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin contrarotulare, from Latin contrarotulus, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre — ingot.
contreroller (Middle French): to control
Definitions
- to control
Ancestry of “contreroller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulare | — |
| 2 | Latin | contrarotulus | copy of a roll |
| 3 | Latin | rotulus | Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper |
| 4 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 5 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 8 | French | litre | litre |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |