Where does “rectificar” come from?

rectificar (Catalan) comes from Latin rectifico, from Latin rēctus, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rectificar (Catalan): To rectify

Definitions

  1. To rectify

Ancestry of “rectificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrectificoI rectify, regulate, control
2Latinrēctusled straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright
3Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
4Proto-Italicregō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō
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