Where does “reglugerð” come from?
reglugerð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic regla, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
reglugerð (Icelandic): regulation
Definitions
- regulation
Ancestry of “reglugerð”, step by step
reglugerð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic regla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | regla | rule; order |
| 2 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |