Where does “retificador” come from?
retificador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese retificar, 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.
retificador (Portuguese): rectifier
Definitions
- rectifier
Ancestry of “retificador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | retificar | to correct, rectify, adjust |
| 2 | Latin | rectifico | I rectify, regulate, control |
| 3 | Latin | rēctus | led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright |
| 4 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 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 |