Where does “rectilini” come from?

rectilini (Catalan) comes from Latin rectilineus, 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.

rectilini (Catalan): rectilinear in a straight line

Definitions

  1. rectilinear in a straight line

Ancestry of “rectilini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrectilineusrectilinear
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-