Where does “correction” come from?
Correction comes from Old French correccion, from Latin correctio (the act of setting right), derived from corrigere (to straighten or make right), ultimately from rego (to rule or direct).
correction (English): The act of correcting; A substitution for an...
Definitions
- The act of correcting; A substitution for an...
Ancestry of “correction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | correccion | — |
| 2 | Latin | correctio | correction, amendment; support,foundation |
| 3 | Latin | corrigēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “correction”
- correctional
- overcorrection
- hypercorrection
- hypercorrect
- precorrection
- autocorrection
- incorrection
- correctionally
- miscorrection
- recorrection
- hypercorrectness
- hypercorrectly
- correctioner
- correction line
- immunocorrection
- correctionist
- correctionless
- geocorrection
- noncorrection
- undercorrection
- koreksyonal
- hypercorrectism
- hipercorect