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