Where does “descontrolar” come from?
descontrolar (Spanish) comes from Spanish descontrol, from Spanish control, from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
descontrolar (Spanish): to lose control, to lack control; to spin out of...
Definitions
- to lose control, to lack control; to spin out of...
Ancestry of “descontrolar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | descontrol | a lack of control or order; unruliness |
| 2 | Spanish | control | control, or running of a business; control of a... |
| 3 | French | contrôle | control; test; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |