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Where does “nonrectifying” come from?

nonrectifying (English) comes from English rectifying, 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.

nonrectifying (English): That does not rectify

Definitions

  1. That does not rectify

Ancestry of “nonrectifying”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrectifyingpresent participle of rectify
2EnglishrectifyTo heal; To restore to its proper condition; to...
3Middle Englishrectifien—
4Old Frenchrectefierto make straight
5Medieval Latinrēctificō—
6Latinrēctus—
7Latinregō—
8Proto-Italicregō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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