Where does “thermoregulation” come from?
Thermoregulation combines thermo- with regulation, which derives from Latin regulātiō (the act of regulating), from regulāre (to direct or control), from regula (a rule or straight edge), ultimately from regō (to guide or govern).
thermoregulation (English): The maintenance of a constant internal...
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- The maintenance of a constant internal...
Ancestry of “thermoregulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | regulation | The act of regulating or the condition of being... |
| 2 | English | regulate | To dictate policy; To control or direct according... |
| 3 | Latin | regulatus | |
| 4 | Latin | rēgulō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | — |
| 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... |