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Where does “descontrol” come from?

descontrol (Spanish) comes from Spanish control, 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.

descontrol (Spanish): a lack of control or order; unruliness

Definitions

  1. a lack of control or order; unruliness

Ancestry of “descontrol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcontrolcontrol, or running of a business; control of a...
2Frenchcontrôlecontrol; test; first-person singular present...
3Old Frenchcontrerole—
4Medieval Latincontrarotuluma counter-roll or register used to verify...
5Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
6Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
7Arabicرَطْل—
8Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
9Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
10Frenchlitrelitre
11Medieval Latinlitra—
12Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
13Proto-Italic*līðrā—

Words derived from “descontrol”

  • descontrolar
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