It's the Word of the Day podcast for October 6th.
Today's word is regimen, spelled R-E-G-I-M-E-N.
Regimen is a noun.
It refers to a plan or set of rules about food or exercise designed to make someone become or stay healthy.
Here's the word used in a sentence from Glamour.
The last step in a great anti-aging skin care regimen is, of course, sunscreen.
Being but humble lexicographers, we cannot say whether an apple a day truly keeps the doctor away.
But as far as regimens go, one could do a lot worse than snackin' on a Macintosh.
Regimen, which usually refers to a system of rules or guidelines, often for living a healthy life or taking
a regular dose of exercise, comes ultimately from a Latin verb, regere, meaning to direct.
Regere led, in apple pie order, to the English word regimen,
first by way of the Latin noun regimen, meaning steering or control,
and then via the medieval Latin word referring to a set of rules.
Other Regere descendants fell further from the tree, including correct, erect, region, rule, and surge.
Be sure not to confuse regimen with regiment, which refers to a military unit, as so doing could upset the apple cart.
With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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