Etymograph

English

rectification

Rectification comes from Late Latin rectificatio ‘rectifying, rectification’, from Latin rēctus ‘led straight along, drawn in a straight line,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *rektos.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rektosreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctus‘led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctificō‘to rectify, regulate, control’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CErectificatio‘rectifying, rectification’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400rectificacion
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rectificacioun
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1847rectification

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rektosreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctus‘led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctificō‘to rectify, regulate, control’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CErectificatio‘rectifying, rectification’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400rectificacion
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rectificacioun
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1847rectification

Earliest quotation: 1847, Thomas De Quincey, Secret Societies: “[…] as after the rectification of his views, he…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

real, royal, regular, rich, rank, correct, regional, resource, arrangement, roy, radar, direction, arrange, rack, ana, rogue, ruler, righteous, regiment, upright, rightly, rex, directory, raj, rake, rightful, regal, regimen, interrogation, regency, anorexia, rani, rector, rajah, rhesus, eldritch, erectile, rightness, riel, aright, 75 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós ‘straightened, right, upright’

right, 6 more

through Latin regō ‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’

source, rule, director, dress, region, direct, regime, realm, regulate, regent, resurrection, erect, insurrection, incorrigible, droit, régime, irregularity, dirge, regula, corregidor, derecho, regio, 46 more

through Latin rēctus ‘led straight along, drawn in a straight line,…’

address, dresser, undress, dressage, rectum, recto, rectus, rectitude, 5 more

Today it means

noun The action or process of rectifying.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rektos / rectification

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