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No. Its Late Latin adjective descends from rēgula, whose older semantic range includes a bar, rod, or straightedge.
/ˈrɛɡjələr/ · adjective
Conforming to a rule, pattern, order, or interval; borrowed through French from Late Latin rēgulāris.
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Publishes the physical base.
Etymology: regularis from regula, of a bar and ruleIndependently supports the connection.
Etymology: regula, rod and ruleThe connection is modeled through the historical noun, not as a folk resemblance.