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
- 1924 December 31, Robert Dunlop and Geo. O'Brien,...
Ancestry of “recte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | recte | rightly, correctly; vocative masculine singular... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *rektēd | — |