Where does “nonrectifiable” come from?
nonrectifiable (English) comes from English rectifiable, from English rectify, from Middle English rectifien, from Old French rectefier, from Medieval Latin rēctificō, from Latin rēctus, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
nonrectifiable (English): Not rectifiable
Definitions
- Not rectifiable
Ancestry of “nonrectifiable”, step by step
nonrectifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rectifiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rectifiable | Able to be rectified; correctable; fixable |
| 2 | English | rectify | To heal; To restore to its proper condition; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | rectifien | — |
| 4 | Old French | rectefier | to make straight |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rēctificō | — |
| 6 | Latin | rēctus | led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright |
| 7 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |