Etymology of the English word rectal
the English word
rectalderived from the English word
rectumderived from the New Latin word
rectum (virtue; the_right)
derived from the Latin word
rectus (straight; right, proper; straight)
derived from the Latin word
regere (rule, guide; manage)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisDerivations in English
anorectal,
colorectalUsage
Word found in Modern English
