English
reglementary
Reglementary comes from French réglementaire ‘regulatory’, from régler ‘to sort out, to settle’, 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 straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regō1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō2‘to rule, govern’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgula3‘rule’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgulō4as rēgulāreuncertain
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrègle4uncertain
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrégler5‘to sort out, to settle’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentréglement6
- Frenchc. 1600–presentréglementaire6‘regulatory’
- Englishtodayreglementary6
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin rego, which cites Rix
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin regula
- 3 Wiktionary, Latin regulo
- 4 Wiktionary, French régler
- 5 Wiktionary, French règlement
- 6 Wiktionary, English reglementary
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-Wiktionary, Latin rego, which cites Rix‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵetiWiktionary, Latin rego, which cites Rix‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōWiktionary, Latin rego, which cites Rixreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregōWiktionary, Latin regula‘to rule, govern’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgulaWiktionary, Latin regulo‘rule’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgulōWiktionary, French régleras rēgulāreuncertain
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrègleWiktionary, French régleruncertain
- Frenchc. 1600–presentréglerWiktionary, French règlement‘to sort out, to settle’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentréglementWiktionary, English reglementary
- Frenchc. 1600–presentréglementaireWiktionary, English reglementary‘regulatory’
- EnglishtodayreglementaryWiktionary, English reglementary
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, rich, royal, correct, rank, roy, radar, rack, rogue, arrange, rex, raj, interrogation, rake, dresser, rector, regal, rani, regency, undress, dressage, rajah, rhesus, eldritch, riel, dirigible, rectilinear, derailleur, retch, interregnum, 73 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to straighten’
through Proto-Italic *regō
regional, resource, directory, regiment, regimen, erectile, erectus, erector, 34 more
through Latin regō ‘to rule, govern’
source, director, direction, address, direct, region, dress, realm, regime, ruler, resurrection, erect, insurrection, rectify, regent, rectum, droit, rectification, incorrigible, dirge, irregularity, recto, rectitude, rectus, derecho, corregidor, regio, 45 more
through Latin rēgula ‘rule’
through Latin rēgulō
Today it means
adj regulatory
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “reglementary”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin rego, Latin regula, Latin regulo, French régler, French règlement. 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- / reglementary