Where does “regiment” come from?
Regiment comes from Middle French regement, derived from Latin rego meaning "to rule" combined with the Latin noun-forming suffix -men, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root h₃reǵ- meaning "to direct or straighten."
regiment (English): A unit of armed troops under the command of an...
Definitions
- A unit of armed troops under the command of an...
Ancestry of “regiment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | régiment | — |
| 2 | Latin | regimentum | direction for government; course of medical... |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |