English
regulize
Regulize comes from Latin regulare ‘to direct, rule, regulate’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to straighten’, and ultimately from *h₃reǵ-.
- 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 CEregō2as regere‘to keep straight, direct, govern, rule’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregula2‘rule’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulare2‘to direct, rule, regulate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1778regulize2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin rego, which cites Rix
- 2 Wiktionary, English regulize
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1778, Mineralogia Cornubiensis; a Treatise on : “Nevertheless, in some Ores, these returning charges at three…”.
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, English regulizeas regere‘to keep straight, direct, govern, rule’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulaWiktionary, English regulize‘rule’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulareWiktionary, English regulize‘to direct, rule, regulate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1778regulizeWiktionary, English regulize. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1778, Mineralogia Cornubiensis; a Treatise on : “Nevertheless, in some Ores, these returning charges at three…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, rich, royal, correct, rank, arrangement, roy, radar, arrange, rack, rogue, rex, interrogation, raj, rake, dresser, rector, rani, regal, regency, undress, rajah, dressage, rhesus, eldritch, riel, dirigible, derailleur, rectilinear, interregnum, retch, 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 keep straight, direct, govern, rule’
source, director, direction, address, direct, region, dress, regime, realm, resurrection, erect, regent, insurrection, rectify, rectum, incorrigible, droit, rectification, dirge, recto, rectitude, rectus, derecho, corregidor, regio, 47 more
through Latin regula ‘rule’
through Latin regulare ‘to direct, rule, regulate’
Today it means
verb To make or become regular; regularize.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “regulize”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin rego. 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- / regulize