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Where does “inerect” come from?

inerect (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.

inerect (English): Synonym of unerect

Definitions

  1. Synonym of unerect

Ancestry of “inerect”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherectUpright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards;...
2Middle Englisherect—
3Latinērectus—
4Latinērigō—
5Latinregō—
6Proto-Italicregō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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