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Where does “correctional” come from?

Correctional derives from English correction, from Latin correctio (the act of setting right), from Latin corrigere (to make straight, from com- with and regere to rule or direct).

correctional (English): Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction; Of...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction; Of...

Ancestry of “correctional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorrectionThe act of correcting; A substitution for an...
2Old Frenchcorreccion—
3Latincorrectiocorrection, amendment; support,foundation
4Latincorrigēre—
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “correctional”

  • correctionally
  • koreksyonal
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