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kontrola.

inspection (act of examining something, often closely)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔnˈtrɔ.la/
  1. inspection (act of examining something, often closely)

    feminine
  2. inspection (act of examining something, often closely) check-up (inspection at a doctor or mechanic)

    feminine
  3. control (authority or institution)

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotula Medieval Latin contrarotulabor. Middle French contrerole French contrôlebor. Polish kontrola Borrowed from French contrôle. First attested in 1787. Compare Silesian kōntrola.

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