Where does “rectopexy” come from?

rectopexy (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.

rectopexy (English): surgical fixation of the bowel

Definitions

  1. surgical fixation of the bowel

Ancestry of “rectopexy”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-