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 | corrective, reformative |
| 3 | Latin | corrigō | to correct (set right) |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |