Where does “rectophobia” come from?
rectophobia (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.
rectophobia (English): The fear of rectal disease
Definitions
- The fear of rectal disease
Ancestry of “rectophobia”, step by step
rectophobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recto | The front side of a flat object which is to be... |
| 2 | Latin | recto | directly; dative masculine singular of rēctus;... |
| 3 | Latin | rēctus | led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright |
| 4 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |