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Where does “vesicorectal” come from?

vesicorectal (English) comes from English recto-, from Latin rectum, from Latin rectus, from Latin regere, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

vesicorectal (English): Relating to the bladder and rectum

Definitions

  1. Relating to the bladder and rectum

Ancestry of “vesicorectal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrecto-rectum
2Latinrectumaccusative supine of regō; nominative neuter...
3Latinrectusruled, having been ruled, governed, having been...
4Latinregeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
6Proto-Italicregō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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