Where does “recte” come from?

Recte comes from Latin recte, the adverb form of rectus meaning straight, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root h₃reǵ- meaning to direct or guide.

recte (English): 1924 December 31, Robert Dunlop and Geo. O'Brien,...

Definitions

  1. 1924 December 31, Robert Dunlop and Geo. O'Brien,...

Ancestry of “recte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrecterightly, correctly; vocative masculine singular...
2Proto-Italic*rektēdrightly, satisfyingly
Every word from Proto-Italic *rektēd →Every word from Latin recte →