English

hypocorrect

From hypo- + correct.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

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

Today it means

adj Not completely correct; nonstandard.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hypocorrect