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Where does “recto-” come from?

recto- (English) comes from Latin rectum, from Latin rectus, from Latin regere, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

recto- (English): rectum

Definitions

  1. rectum

Ancestry of “recto-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “recto-”

  • rectovaginal
  • rectocele
  • rectosigmoid
  • rectourethral
  • rectovesical
  • rectouterine
  • rectoanal
  • rectopexy
  • rectovestibular
  • rectoperineal
  • rectoscopy
  • rectogenital
  • rectoscope
  • rectosigmoiditis
  • rectitis
  • rectoabdominal
  • rectotomy
  • rectocolitis
  • rectococcygeal
  • rectovulvar
  • rectorrhagia
  • rectophobia
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