Where does “controlavelmente” come from?
controlavelmente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese controlável, from Portuguese controlar, from French contrôler, from Old French contreroller, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula — ingot.
controlavelmente (Portuguese): controllable
Definitions
- controllable
Ancestry of “controlavelmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | controlável | controllable able to be controlled |
| 2 | Portuguese | controlar | to control; to keep under control; to govern |
| 3 | French | contrôler | to check or examine; to control |
| 4 | Old French | contreroller | — |
| 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 | ingot |