Etymology of the English word regulate
the English word
regulatederived from the Late Latin word
regulatioderived from the Latin word
regularederived from the Classical Latin word
regula (ruler, straight edge; basic principle)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
Date
The earliest known usage of regulate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
regulable,
regulant,
regulation,
regulator,
deregulate,
regulated,
regulatingCognates
Dutch
reguleren, French
régulariser, German
regulieren, Norwegian
regulere, Swedish
regleraUsage
Word found in Modern English
