Where does “rulerless” come from?
rulerless (English) comes from English ruler, from Middle English reuler, from Middle English reule, from Old French reule, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
rulerless (English): Without a ruler
Definitions
- Without a ruler
Ancestry of “rulerless”, step by step
rulerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ruler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ruler | A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings |
| 2 | Middle English | reuler | ruler, leader, governor; ruler |
| 3 | Middle English | reule | legal code, set of rules; moral code, principles;... |
| 4 | Old French | reule | rule; ruler; rule |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |