Where does “pericolorectal” come from?

pericolorectal (English) comes from English colorectal, from English rectal, from English rectum, from New Latin rectum, from Latin rectum, from Latin rectus, from Latin regere, from Latin rego — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

pericolorectal (English): Surrounding the colon and rectum

Definitions

  1. Surrounding the colon and rectum

Ancestry of “pericolorectal”, step by step

pericolorectal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English colorectal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolorectalOf or pertaining to the colorectum
2EnglishrectalOf, via or related to the rectum; A rectal...
3EnglishrectumThe terminal part of the large intestine through...
4New Latinrectumaccusative supine of regō; nominative neuter...
5Latinrectumaccusative supine of regō; nominative neuter...
6Latinrectusruled, having been ruled, governed, having been...
7Latinregeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
9Proto-Italicregō
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English peri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
3Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō
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