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Where does the word "correct" come from? It comes from Latin corrigere, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "correct" come from? It comes from Latin corrigere, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Correct’s story begins in Latin: corrigere meant “to make straight, to correct.” To make straight, to correct, from com- (thoroughly) and regere (to rule, guide). It reached English by 1300s as correct. Settled as the English word for making something accurate or free of error. Today, correct means free from error, or to make something accurate.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient corrigere "to make straight, to correct", to make straight, to correct, from com- (thoroughly) and regere (to rule, guide).
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s correct "to make something accurate or free of error", settled as the English word for making something accurate or free of error.