myEtymology.com: English etymology of reglet

Etymology of the English word reglet

the English word reglet

derived from the Old French word réglet

derived from the Old French word regle

derived from the Classical Latin word regula (ruler, straight edge; basic principle)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix reg- (to move in a straight line)

derived from the French word rieulet

derived from the Old French word reglet

derived from the Old French word régelet

The earliest known usage of reglet in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English