Where does “rectovestibular” come from?
rectovestibular (English) comes from English vestibular, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
rectovestibular (English): Relating to the rectum and the vestibule
Definitions
- Relating to the rectum and the vestibule
Ancestry of “rectovestibular”, step by step
rectovestibular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vestibular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vestibular | Of or pertaining to a vestibule in a building; Of... |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
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 |