Where does “rectangulum” come from?
rectangulum (Latin) comes 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.
rectangulum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of rēctangulus;...
Definitions
- nominative neuter singular of rēctangulus;...
Ancestry of “rectangulum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rēctus | — |
| 2 | Latin | regō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
Words derived from “rectangulum”