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Where does “reglet” come from?

reglet (English) comes from French réglet, from French règle, from Latin regula, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reglet (English): A strip of wood or metal of the height of a...

Definitions

  1. A strip of wood or metal of the height of a...

Ancestry of “reglet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchrégletA kind of ruler , usually in metal, where the...
2Frenchrèglerule, regulation; rule, period of ruling; ruler
3Latinregularule, bar; second-person singular present active...
4LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
5Proto-Italicregō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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