Where does “ruleran” come from?
ruleran (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ruler, from English ruler, from Middle English reuler, from Middle English reule, from Old French reule, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
ruleran (Cebuano): a foot, the usual length of a ruler
Definitions
- a foot, the usual length of a ruler
Ancestry of “ruleran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ruler | a ruler |
| 2 | English | ruler | A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings |
| 3 | Middle English | reuler | ruler, leader, governor; ruler |
| 4 | Middle English | reule | legal code, set of rules; moral code, principles;... |
| 5 | Old French | reule | rule; ruler; rule |
| 6 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 7 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |