myEtymology.com: English etymology of rectirostral

Etymology of the English word rectirostral

the English word rectirostral

using the English prefix recti-

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)

derived from the English word rostral

derived from the Latin word rostrum (beak; beak, curved bow; speaker's platform)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *red-