Corrective
/kəˈrɛktɪv/noun
Serving to fix, adjust, or make right.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin corrigere, literally “to straighten thoroughly,” where the prefix con- intensifies the idea of bending something back into proper shape.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reg-
“to move in a straight line; to lead, rule”
Latin
Latin
regere
“to guide straight, direct, rule”
Latin
Latin
corrigere
“to straighten, amend, set right”
Late Latin
Latin
correctivus
“serving to correct or amend”
Middle English
English
correctif
“tending to correct”
Modern English
English
corrective
“serving to correct or improve”