English
corrigate
Corrigate comes from Latin corrigō ‘to correct (set right)’, from regō ‘to rule, govern, direct’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-1‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti1‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regō1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō1‘to rule, govern, direct’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorrigō2‘to correct (set right)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1915corrigate2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin corrigo
- 2 Wiktionary, English corrigate
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1915, Hrolf von baron Dewitz: “A third critic, and an alleged eye-witness at the…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-Wiktionary, Latin corrigo‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵetiWiktionary, Latin corrigo‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōWiktionary, Latin corrigoreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregōWiktionary, Latin corrigo‘to rule, govern, direct’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorrigōWiktionary, English corrigate‘to correct (set right)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1915corrigateWiktionary, English corrigate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1915, Hrolf von baron Dewitz: “A third critic, and an alleged eye-witness at the…”
The story
Ultimately Latin corrigō, whence standard English words like corrigible, probably influenced by words like Danish korrigere, French corriger and German korrigieren; see -ate (verb-forming suffix)
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
real, right, regular, royal, rich, rank, correct, roy, radar, arrangement, rack, rex, rogue, arrange, raj, rake, dresser, regency, rector, regal, interrogation, rani, undress, dressage, rajah, rhesus, rectilinear, eldritch, derailleur, retch, riel, interregnum, dirigible, 72 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’
through Proto-Italic *regō
regional, resource, regiment, ruler, directory, regimen, erectile, erectus, erector, 34 more
through Latin regō ‘to rule, govern, direct’
source, region, director, rule, direction, address, direct, dress, regime, realm, resurrection, regulate, erect, regent, rectify, insurrection, rectum, droit, rectification, dirge, irregularity, recto, regula, rectus, rectitude, derecho, regio, corregidor, 46 more
through Latin corrigō ‘to correct (set right)’
Today it means
verb To correct.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “corrigate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin corrigo. 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- / corrigate