Etymograph

English

regularity

Regularity comes from Late Latin rēgulāris.

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CErēgulāris1
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CErēgulāritās1
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400regularite1
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600regularite1
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2011regularity1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English regularity
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2011, Phil McNulty, Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal: “For Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas, this was his most…”.

Lineage

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CErēgulārisWiktionary, English regularity
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CErēgulāritāsWiktionary, English regularity
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400regulariteWiktionary, English regularity
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600regulariteWiktionary, English regularity
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2011regularityWiktionary, English regularity. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2011, Phil McNulty, Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal: “For Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas, this was his most…”

Equivalent to regular + -ity

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘move in a straight line’

Latin rēgula ‘rule’

Latin rēgulāris ‘continuing rules for guidance’

Anglo-Norman reguler

Middle English reguler

English regular

Every English word from Late Latin rēgulāris

Today it means

noun The condition or quality of being regular

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “regularity”. 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.

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