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Where does “contrerole” come from?

contrerole (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra.

Ancestry of “contrerole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincontrarotuluma counter-roll or register used to verify...
2Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
3Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
4Arabicرَطْل—
5Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
6Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
7Frenchlitrelitre
8Medieval Latinlitra—
9Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
10Proto-Italic*līðrā—

Words derived from “contrerole”

  • control
  • controller
  • uncontrollable
  • controllable
  • uncontrollably
  • comptroller
  • microcontroller
  • controllability
  • biocontrol
  • decontrol
  • dyscontrol
  • overcontrol
  • incontrollable
  • noncontrollable
  • controllably
  • controllership
  • controlment
  • uncontrol
  • controlee
  • comptrollership
  • stereocontrol
  • telecontrol
  • uncontrollableness
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