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Where does “correctly” come from?

Correctly comes from English correct, from French correct, from Latin correctus, the past participle of regere meaning to rule or guide.

correctly (English): In a correct manner

Definitions

  1. In a correct manner

Ancestry of “correctly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorrectFree from error; true; accurate; With good...
2Middle Englishcorrecten—
3Anglo-Normancorrecter—
4Latincorrectuscorrected; straightened; improved
5Latincorrigēre—
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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