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Where does “rectifico” come from?

rectifico (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.

rectifico (Latin): I rectify, regulate, control

Definitions

  1. I rectify, regulate, control

Ancestry of “rectifico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rectifico”

  • rectify
  • rectifier
  • rectifying
  • rectifiable
  • nonrectifying
  • orthorectify
  • rectifiability
  • rectificans
  • rectificaturus
  • rectificatus
  • rectificandus
  • rectificare
  • rettificamento
  • rettificabile
  • rettificare
  • rettificabilità
  • retificador
  • retificar
  • rectifien
  • rectefier
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