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Where does “rectificans” come from?

rectificans (Latin) comes from Latin rectifico, 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.

rectificans (Latin): rectifying, regulating, controlling

Definitions

  1. rectifying, regulating, controlling

Ancestry of “rectificans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrectificoI rectify, regulate, control
2Latinrēctus—
3Latinregō—
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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