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Where does “rectifiable” come from?

rectifiable (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rectifiable (English): Able to be rectified; correctable; fixable

Definitions

  1. Able to be rectified; correctable; fixable

Ancestry of “rectifiable”, step by step

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