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Etymology of the English word control

the English word control
derived from the Old French word conteroller
derived from the Anglo-Norman word contreroller
derived from the Medieval Latin word contrarotulare

Date

The earliest known usage of control in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

biocontrol, decontrol, servocontrol, uncontrollable, birth-control, self-control, controlled, controlling

Cognates

Dutch controle, French contrôle, French contrôler, German Kontrolle, German Kontroll, German kontrollieren, Icelandic kontról, Italian controllare, Italian controllo, Lithuanian kontrole, Lithuanian kontroliuoti, Norwegian kontroll, Polish kontrola, Polish kontrolować, Russian кoнтpoль, Russian кoнтpoлиpoвaть, Swedish kontroll, Yiddish kontrol

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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