Where does “ukontrollerbar” come from?
ukontrollerbar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kontrollerbar, from Swedish kontrollera, from Swedish kontroll, from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula.
ukontrollerbar (Norwegian Bokmål): uncontrollable
Ancestry of “ukontrollerbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kontrollerbar | — |
| 2 | Swedish | kontrollera | to check; to have the control over |
| 3 | Swedish | kontroll | control; a control device; a check, a... |
| 4 | French | contrôle | control; test; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |