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

rectoperineal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English recto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrectoThe front side of a flat object which is to be...
2Latinrectodirectly; dative masculine singular of rēctus;...
3Latinrēctusled straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright
4Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
5Proto-Italicregō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English perineal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperinealReferring to the region of the perineum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-