English
correction
Correction comes from Old French correccion.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400correccion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500correccioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1973correction
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400correccion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500correccioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1973correction
Earliest quotation: 1973, David A. DeNeef, The Incident At Bridgewater: “As the facts of the case were investigated, it…”
Every English word from Old French correccion
Today it means
noun The act of correcting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French correccion / correction