English
procontrol
From pro- + control.
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Italic *prō ‘in front of, before’
Latin prō ‘in favor of, on behalf of’
English pro-
Medieval Latin contrarotulare
Middle French contreroller ‘check against a duplicate account’
Middle English controllen ‘to restrain or keep in check’
English control
Today it means
adj Supportive of greater government control over society, authoritarian or supportive of greater authoritarianism.
Sources
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