Where does “reguler” come from?
reguler (Middle English) comes from Middle French regulier, from French régulier, from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “reguler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | regulier | — |
| 2 | French | régulier | regular; dependable; legitimate |
| 3 | Old French | reguler | conforming to Chrisitan law |
| 4 | Latin | rēgulāris | — |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “reguler”