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Where does “rectoperineal” come from?

rectoperineal (English) comes from English recto, 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.

rectoperineal (English): Relating to the rectum and perineum, as a...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the rectum and perineum, as a...

Ancestry of “rectoperineal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrectoThe front side of a flat object which is to be...
2Latinrectodirectly; dative masculine singular of rēctus;...
3Latinrēctus—
4Latinregō—
5Proto-Italicregō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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