Where does “retto” come from?
retto (Italian) comes from Latin rectum intestinum, 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.
retto (Italian): straight; honest, upright; righteous
Definitions
- straight; honest, upright; righteous
Ancestry of “retto”, step by step
retto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin rectum intestinum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rectum intestinum | the straight intestine |
| 2 | Latin | rectus | ruled, having been ruled, governed, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | regere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | rego | I rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage |
| 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 |