Where does “irrégulièrement” come from?
irrégulièrement (French) comes from French irrégulier, from Middle French irregulier, from Latin irrēgulāris, from Latin rēgulāris, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
irrégulièrement (French): irregularly
Ancestry of “irrégulièrement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | irrégulier | irregular; undependable; illegal |
| 2 | Middle French | irregulier | irregular |
| 3 | Latin | irrēgulāris | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēgulāris | — |
| 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... |