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Where does “cyma recta” come from?

cyma recta (English) comes from Latin rēcta, 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.

cyma recta (English): A cyma concave in its upper part, and convex in...

Definitions

  1. A cyma concave in its upper part, and convex in...

Ancestry of “cyma recta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēcta—
2Latinrēctus—
3Latinregō—
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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