Where does “rättstavningskontroll” come from?

rättstavningskontroll (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.

rättstavningskontroll (Swedish): spellcheck

Definitions

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Ancestry of “rättstavningskontroll”, step by step

rättstavningskontroll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kontroll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkontrollcontrol; a control device; a check, 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*līðrāingot

via Swedish rättstavning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrättstavningspelling, orthography
2Swedishrättright, correct; rightly, correctly; rather,...
3Middle Low Germanrât—
4Old Saxonrāt—
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →