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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.

contreroller (Middle French): to control

Definitions

  1. to control

Ancestry of “contreroller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincontrarotulare—
2Latincontrarotuluscopy of a roll
3LatinrotulusAlternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper
4Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
5Arabicرَطْل—
6Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
7Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
8Frenchlitrelitre
9Medieval Latinlitra—
10Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
11Proto-Italic*līðrā—

Words derived from “contreroller”

  • control
  • uncontrollable
  • controllable
  • uncontrollably
  • controllability
  • biocontrol
  • decontrol
  • dyscontrol
  • overcontrol
  • incontrollable
  • noncontrollable
  • controllably
  • controlment
  • uncontrol
  • controlee
  • stereocontrol
  • telecontrol
  • uncontrollableness
  • Contrology
  • servocontrol
  • subcontrol
  • anticontrol
  • controlless
  • regiocontrol
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