Where does “dreptunghi” come from?
dreptunghi (Romanian) comes from French rectangle, from Latin rectangulum, 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.
dreptunghi (Romanian): rectangle
Definitions
- rectangle
Ancestry of “dreptunghi”, step by step
dreptunghi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French rectangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rectangle | rectangle; right-angled |
| 2 | Latin | rectangulum | nominative neuter singular of rēctangulus;... |
| 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 |
via Romanian drept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | drept | right; right, just, moral; straight |
| 2 | Romanian | -tate | -ty, -ness; Examples include; greutate |
| 3 | Latin | -tātem | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Romanian unghi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | unghi | angle |