Where does “perirectal” come from?

perirectal (English) comes from English rectal, from English rectum, from New Latin rectum, from Latin rectum, from Latin rectus, from Latin regere, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

perirectal (English): Around the rectum

Definitions

  1. Around the rectum

Ancestry of “perirectal”, step by step

perirectal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rectal

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

Words derived from “perirectal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō
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