Anglo-French reule continues Latin rēgula through Romance sound and spelling history.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0726borrowingestablished
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
reule
guide, rule
OPEN NODE 739 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin · straightedge rulerēgula
straightedge, ruler, rule
OPEN NODE 740 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
A straightedge or ruler also supplies an abstract guide or principle.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
02
CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Rule — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Latin regula, straightedge and rule
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the Latin source and physical-to-abstract range.
03
EDITORIAL REUSE