Etymology of the English word rule
the English word
rulederived from the Old French word
riulederived 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 Old French word
reulederived 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 rule in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
overrule,
misrule,
ruling,
ruledCognates
Dutch
regel, French
règle, German
Regel, Icelandic
regla, Italian
regola, Latin
regula, Polish
reguła, Portuguese
regra, Provençal
regla, Spanish
regla, Swedish
regel, Yiddish
reglUsage
Word found in Modern English
