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Where does “semiregularity” come from?

semiregularity (English) comes from English regularity, from Old French regularite, from Late Latin regularitas, from Latin regularis, from Latin regula, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

semiregularity (English): The quality of being semiregular

Definitions

  1. The quality of being semiregular

Ancestry of “semiregularity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregularityThe condition or quality of being regular; A...
2Old Frenchregularite—
3Late Latinregularitasregularity
4Latinregularisductile; containing rules; regular
5Latinregularule, bar; second-person singular present active...
6LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
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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