Where does “fjernkontroll” come from?
fjernkontroll (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kontroll, from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
fjernkontroll (Norwegian Bokmål): a remote; remote control
Definitions
- a remote; remote control
Ancestry of “fjernkontroll”, step by step
fjernkontroll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kontroll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kontroll | control; inspection |
| 2 | French | contrôle | control; test; first-person singular present... |
| 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 Norwegian Bokmål fjern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fjern | distant, faraway, remote; imperative of fjerne |