Where does “recto” come from?
recto (English) comes from Latin recto, from Latin rēctus, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
recto (English): The front side of a flat object which is to be...
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- The front side of a flat object which is to be...
Ancestry of “recto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | recto | directly; dative masculine singular of rēctus;... |
| 2 | Latin | rēctus | led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright |
| 3 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |