Etymograph

English

corregidor

Corregidor comes from Spanish corregidor ‘correcting, correctional’, from Latin regō ‘to rule, govern, direct’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-1‘to straighten’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti1‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regō1reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō1‘to rule, govern, direct’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorrigere1
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentcorregir2‘to correct’
  7. Spanishc. 1500–presentcorregidor3‘correcting, correctional’literally ‘corrector’
  8. Englishtodaycorregidor3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Spanish corregir
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Spanish corregidor
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English corregidor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-Wiktionary, Spanish corregir‘to straighten’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵetiWiktionary, Spanish corregir‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōWiktionary, Spanish corregirreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregōWiktionary, Spanish corregir‘to rule, govern, direct’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorrigereWiktionary, Spanish corregir
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentcorregirWiktionary, Spanish corregidor‘to correct’
  7. Spanishc. 1500–presentcorregidorWiktionary, English corregidor‘correcting, correctional’literally ‘corrector’
  8. EnglishtodaycorregidorWiktionary, English corregidor

Linked words

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

right, real, rich, royal, regular, rank, roy, radar, arrangement, rack, rogue, arrange, rex, raj, interrogation, rake, dresser, rani, rector, regal, regency, undress, rajah, dressage, rhesus, eldritch, riel, derailleur, rectilinear, dirigible, retch, interregnum, 74 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’

ana, anorexia, 40 more

through Proto-Italic *regō

regional, resource, ruler, directory, regiment, regimen, erectile, erectus, erector, 35 more

through Latin regō ‘to rule, govern, direct’

source, rule, director, direction, address, direct, dress, region, realm, regime, regulate, resurrection, erect, regent, rectify, insurrection, rectum, droit, rectification, dirge, irregularity, recto, rectitude, rectus, incorrigible, derecho, regula, regio, 47 more

Today it means

noun The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “corregidor”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Spanish corregir, Spanish corregidor. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / corregidor

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