Where does “unrectifiably” come from?
unrectifiably (English) comes from English unrectifiable, from English rectifiable, from English rectify, from Middle English rectifien, from Old French rectefier, from Medieval Latin rēctificō, from Latin rēctus, from Latin regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
unrectifiably (English): Such that it cannot be rectified or set right
Definitions
- Such that it cannot be rectified or set right
Ancestry of “unrectifiably”, step by step
unrectifiably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unrectifiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrectifiable | Not rectifiable |
| 2 | English | rectifiable | Able to be rectified; correctable; fixable |
| 3 | English | rectify | To heal; To restore to its proper condition; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | rectifien | — |
| 5 | Old French | rectefier | to make straight |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rēctificō | — |
| 7 | Latin | rēctus | led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright |
| 8 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |