Where does “faktakontroll” come from?
faktakontroll (Swedish) comes from Swedish kontroll, 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 — ingot.
faktakontroll (Swedish): a fact check
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Ancestry of “faktakontroll”, step by step
faktakontroll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kontroll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kontroll | control; a control device; a check, a... |
| 2 | French | contrôle | control; test; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Swedish fäkta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fäkta | to fight; to fence; to partake in fencing; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fækta | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vechten | to fight |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fehtan | to fight |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fehtan | to fight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |