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

rectifier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French rectifier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrectifierto rectify
2Late Latinrectificorectify, regulate, control

via Latin rēctificāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēctificāre—

Words derived from “rectifier”

Every word from Late Latin rectifico →Every word from Old French rectifier →