NODE / 0767attestedLatin

regimen

TRANSLITERATION regimen

control, government, direction

DATE: Latin
SENSE: control government
FAMILY: Indo-European / Italic
CANONICAL KEY: node:9:regimen:attested:sense:control-government

Latin noun from regere.

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Latin · Latin · lead straight rule verb

regere

lead straight, direct, rule

SOUND: Latin regimen is formed from regere, to lead straight, direct, or rule.
MEANING: Control and government are nominalized from directing or ruling.
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CONFIDENCE: established

Realm — American Heritage DictionarysupportsEtymology: regimen from regere, to rule

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Old French · Old French · kingdom domain

reiame

kingdom, government

SOUND: Old French reiame continues Latin regimen through Romance transmission.
MEANING: Control or government becomes a governed territory or kingdom.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Realm — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: reiame from Latin regimen

Publishes the Latin source.

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Latinregimen→Old French · Old Frenchreiamekingdom, government

SOUND: Old French reiame continues Latin regimen through Romance transmission.
MEANING: Control or government becomes a governed territory or kingdom.

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Old Frenchreiame→Middle English · Middle Englishrealmekingdom, governed domain

SOUND: Middle English realme continues an altered Old French reiame form.
MEANING: Government or kingdom remains the central domain sense.

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Realm — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: realme, alteration of Old French reiame ↗

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Middle Englishrealme→Present-Day English · 13th century–todayrealmkingdom, domain, or sphere

SOUND: Modern realm continues Middle English realme through spelling reduction.
MEANING: Kingdom broadens to any domain or sphere.

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