Where does “nonregularizable” come from?
nonregularizable (English) comes from English regularizable, from English regularize, from English regular, from Middle English reguler, from Middle French regulier, from French régulier, from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
nonregularizable (English): Not regularizable
Definitions
- Not regularizable
Ancestry of “nonregularizable”, step by step
nonregularizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regularizable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regularizable | Capable of regularization |
| 2 | English | regularize | To make regular |
| 3 | English | regular | Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic... |
| 4 | Middle English | reguler | — |
| 5 | Middle French | regulier | — |
| 6 | French | régulier | regular; dependable; legitimate |
| 7 | Old French | reguler | conforming to Chrisitan law |
| 8 | Latin | rēgulāris | ductile (able to be formed into a bar) |
| 9 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 10 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |