Where does “deregularize” come from?
deregularize (English) comes from English regularize, from English regular, from Middle English reguler, from Middle French regulier, from French régulier, from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris, from Latin rēgula — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
deregularize (English): To remove the regularity from; to make not regular
Definitions
- To remove the regularity from; to make not regular
Ancestry of “deregularize”, step by step
deregularize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regularize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regularize | To make regular |
| 2 | English | regular | Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic... |
| 3 | Middle English | reguler | — |
| 4 | Middle French | regulier | — |
| 5 | French | régulier | regular; dependable; legitimate |
| 6 | Old French | reguler | conforming to Chrisitan law |
| 7 | Latin | rēgulāris | ductile (able to be formed into a bar) |
| 8 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 9 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |