Where does “kolla” come from?
kolla (Swedish) comes from Swedish kontrollera, from Swedish kontroll, from French contrôle, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
kolla (Swedish): to check; to look
Definitions
- to check; to look
Ancestry of “kolla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kontrollera | to check; to have the control over |
| 2 | Swedish | kontroll | control; a control device; a check, 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 |