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Where does “rectal” come from?

rectal (English) comes from English rectum, from New Latin rectum, from Latin rectum, from Latin rectus, from Latin regere, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rectal (English): Of, via or related to the rectum; A rectal...

Definitions

  1. Of, via or related to the rectum; A rectal...

Ancestry of “rectal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rectal”

  • colorectal
  • anorectal
  • transrectal
  • rectally
  • perirectal
  • endorectal
  • mesorectal
  • ischiorectal
  • intrarectal
  • ileorectal
  • pararectal
  • retrorectal
  • puborectal
  • prerectal
  • transrectally
  • vesicorectal
  • urethrorectal
  • vaginorectal
  • intrarectally
  • anorectally
  • vesicovaginorectal
  • pericolorectal
  • colaireicteach
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