English
regulate
Regulate comes from Latin regulatus ‘regulated, having been regulated’, from rēgula ‘rule’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to rule, govern’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgula‘rule’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulō‘to direct, rule, regulate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulatus‘regulated, having been regulated’perfect passive participle of regulō
- Englishearliest quotation 1834–1874regulate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to rule, govern’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgula‘rule’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulō‘to direct, rule, regulate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulatus‘regulated, having been regulated’perfect passive participle of regulō
- Englishearliest quotation 1834–1874regulate
Earliest quotation: 1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States: “The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, rich, royal, correct, rank, arrangement, roy, radar, arrange, rack, rogue, rex, raj, rake, interrogation, dresser, rector, rani, regal, regency, undress, rajah, dressage, rhesus, eldritch, riel, dirigible, derailleur, rectilinear, retch, interregnum, 75 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to straighten’
through Proto-Italic *regō
regional, resource, directory, regiment, regimen, erectile, erectus, erector, 36 more
through Latin regō ‘to rule, govern’
source, director, direction, address, direct, region, dress, regime, realm, ruler, resurrection, erect, regent, insurrection, rectify, rectum, incorrigible, droit, régime, dirge, rectification, recto, rectitude, rectus, derecho, corregidor, regio, 47 more
through Latin rēgula ‘rule’
Today it means
verb To dictate policy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / regulate