English
correctness
From correct + -ness.
A compound of correct + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
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Latin regō ‘to rule; to straighten’
Latin corrigō ‘to correct, set right’
Latin correctus ‘corrected; straightened’
French correct
English correct
Today it means
noun Freedom from error.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / correctness