Where does “erecter” come from?

erecter (English) comes from English erect, from Middle English erect, from Latin ērectus, from Latin ērigō, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

erecter (English): Alternative form of erector

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of erector

Ancestry of “erecter”, step by step

erecter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English erect

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherectUpright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards;...
2Middle Englisherect
3Latinērectuserected, made upright, raised, having been set up
4Latinērigōto raise up, elevate, lift
5Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
6Proto-Italicregō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō