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Where does “correctus” come from?

correctus (Latin) comes from Latin corrigēre, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

correctus (Latin): corrected; straightened; improved

Definitions

  1. corrected; straightened; improved

Ancestry of “correctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorrigēre—
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “correctus”

  • correct
  • correctly
  • correction
  • correctness
  • corrective
  • correctional
  • overcorrection
  • overcorrect
  • correctively
  • hypercorrection
  • correcteth
  • correctest
  • correctitude
  • correcter
  • correctio
  • correctability
  • precorrection
  • autocorrection
  • autocorrect
  • uncorrect
  • undercorrect
  • recorrect
  • incorrection
  • correctionally
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