'uncontrollable' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'control' from Latin 'contrarotulare', where 'contra-' meant 'against' and 'rotula' meant 'a little wheel'.

'control' changed from the Old French word 'contreroller' and eventually became the modern English word 'control'.

Initially, it meant 'to check or verify against a duplicate', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to exercise restraint or direction over'.