Where does “irregularise” come from?
irregularise (English) comes from English irregular, from Old French irreguler, from Latin irrēgulāris, from Latin rēgulāris, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “irregularise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irregular | nonstandard; not conforming to rules or... |
| 2 | Old French | irreguler | — |
| 3 | Latin | irrēgulāris | irregular, unusual |
| 4 | Latin | rēgulāris | ductile (able to be formed into a bar) |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |