Where does “kontrollpunkt” come from?
kontrollpunkt (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.
kontrollpunkt (Swedish): A checkpoint
Definitions
- A checkpoint
Ancestry of “kontrollpunkt”, step by step
kontrollpunkt 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 punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | punkt | a period, a full stop; an item; a point; size of... |
| 2 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |