NODE / 0740attestedLatin
rēgula
TRANSLITERATION rēgula
straightedge, ruler, rule
- DATE
- Latin
- SENSE
- straightedge rule
- FAMILY
- Indo-European / Italic
- CANONICAL KEY
- node:9:regula:attested:sense:straightedge-rule
The physical straightedge and abstract rule coexist in the Latin history.
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- UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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- REVIEWED EDGES
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- DEEPEST PATH
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- MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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HISTORICAL STEP 013 EDGES
STEP 01borrowingestablished
- SOUND
- Anglo-French reule continues Latin rēgula through Romance sound and spelling history.
- MEANING
- A straightedge or ruler also supplies an abstract guide or principle.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 726 ↗ STEP 01derivationestablished
- SOUND
- Late Latin rēgulāris is an adjective formed from Latin rēgula.
- MEANING
- Of a bar or according to rule develops orderly and regular senses.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 734 ↗ STEP 01derivationestablished
- SOUND
- Late Latin regulāre is formed from Latin rēgula.
- MEANING
- To regulate or direct means act according to a rule.
HISTORICAL STEP 023 EDGES
STEP 02borrowingestablished
- SOUND
- Middle English reule was borrowed from Anglo-French reule.
- MEANING
- The guide or standard sense crosses into English.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 725 ↗ STEP 02borrowingestablished
- SOUND
- Anglo-French reguler continues Late Latin rēgulāris through Romance transmission.
- MEANING
- According to a rule remains the central inherited relation.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 733 ↗ STEP 02inflectionestablished
- SOUND
- Late Latin regulātus is the past participle of regulāre.
- MEANING
- The participle preserves the verb’s directing and regulating sense.
HISTORICAL STEP 033 EDGES
STEP 03continuationestablished
- SOUND
- Modern rule continues Middle English reule through English spelling and pronunciation history.
- MEANING
- A guide for action expands across standards, authority, procedures, and measurement.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 724 ↗ STEP 03borrowingestablished
- SOUND
- Middle English reguler was borrowed through Anglo-French reguler.
- MEANING
- The rule-governed adjective crosses into English.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 732 ↗ STEP 03borrowingestablished
- SOUND
- The Middle English verb reflects Late Latin regulātus.
- MEANING
- A regulated or directed participle supplies the English verb formation.
HISTORICAL STEP 042 EDGES
STEP 04continuationestablished
- SOUND
- Modern regular continues Middle English reguler through English spelling and sound history.
- MEANING
- Living by a rule expands to orderly, patterned, recurring, standard, and normal.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 731 ↗ STEP 04continuationestablished
- SOUND
- Modern regulate continues the reported Middle English verb.
- MEANING
- Govern or direct according to rule expands to ordering, controlling, and technical adjustment.
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