myEtymology.com: English etymology of regularize

Etymology of the English word regularize

the English word regularize

derived from the English word regular

derived from the Old French word reguler

derived from the Latin word regularis (bar-, of, in a bar; canonical; regular, usual)

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)

using the English suffix -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν