Where does “corrective” come from?
Corrective comes from French correctif, from Latin correctivus, derived from correctus, the past participle of corrigere, meaning "to set right" or "to make straight," from com- and rego, "to rule" or "to direct."
corrective (English): Of or pertaining to correction; serving to...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to correction; serving to...
Ancestry of “corrective”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | correctif | corrective; rider, qualification |
| 2 | Latin | correctivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | corrigō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | — |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “corrective”