Where does “regolament” come from?
regolament (Maltese) comes from Italian regolamento, from Italian regolare, from Latin rēgulō, 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...
regolament (Maltese): regulation, rule
Definitions
- regulation, rule
Ancestry of “regolament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | regolamento | regulation; rule; settlement |
| 2 | Italian | regolare | regular, standard, normal, ordinary, average;... |
| 3 | Latin | rēgulō | to direct, regulate |
| 4 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 5 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |