Where does “korrettur” come from?

korrettur (Maltese) comes from Italian correttore, from Latin corrector, from Latin correctus, from Latin corrigēre, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

korrettur (Maltese): corrector, amender; proofreader

Definitions

  1. corrector, amender; proofreader

Ancestry of “korrettur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancorrettorecorrector; correcting fluid; control
2Latincorrectorcorrector, improver, reformer
3Latincorrectuscorrected; straightened; improved
4Latincorrigēre
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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