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Where does “rectifier” come from?

rectifier (French) comes from Old French rectifier, from Late Latin rectifico — rectify, regulate, control.

rectifier (French): to rectify

Definitions

  1. to rectify

Ancestry of “rectifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrectifierto rectify
2Late Latinrectificorectify, regulate, control
Every word from Late Latin rectifico →