Etymology of the Latin word rectus
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)
Derivations in Latin
rectangulum,
rectitudo,
rectiare,
rectificare,
rectilineus,
recticlada,
rectiangulus,
rectumDerivations in other languages
English
rectus, English
recti-, English
recto, Italian
retto, Portuguese
reticórneo, Portuguese
retificar, Portuguese
retifloro, Portuguese
retilíneo, Portuguese
reto, Portuguese
retígrado, Spanish
rectoUsage
Word found in New Latin, Late Latin, Classical Latin
