Where does “correctress” come from?

correctress (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.

correctress (English): A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector;...

Definitions

  1. A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector;...

Ancestry of “correctress”, step by step

correctress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

via English corrector

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorrectorOne who corrects; A proofreader; A director or...
2Middle Englishcorrector—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- →Every word from Proto-Germanic atiska- →Every word from German ess →