Where does “dysregulation” come from?
Dysregulation derives from English regulate, from Latin regulare meaning to direct or control, from Latin regula meaning rule or standard, ultimately from Latin rego meaning to rule.
dysregulation (English): A failure to regulate properly
Definitions
- A failure to regulate properly
Ancestry of “dysregulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dys- | bad |
| 2 | New Latin | dys- | Used to convey the idea of being difficult,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 4 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |