Where does “regulate” come from?
Regulate comes from Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare meaning to control or direct, from regula meaning rule or straightedge, from the verb rego meaning to rule or guide, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- meaning to direct.
regulate (English): To dictate policy; To control or direct according...
Definitions
- To dictate policy; To control or direct according...
Ancestry of “regulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | regulatus | regulated, having been regulated |
| 2 | Latin | rēgulō | to direct, regulate |
| 3 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 4 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |