Where does “rectitudine” come from?

rectitudine (Romanian) comes from Latin rectitūdō, from French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitudo, 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.

rectitudine (Romanian): rectitude, straightness; rectitude, moral...

Definitions

  1. rectitude, straightness; rectitude, moral...

Ancestry of “rectitudine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrectitūdōstraightness, directness
2Frenchrectituderectitude
3Late Latinrectitudostraightness, uprightness; straightness,...
4Latinrēctusled straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright
5Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
6Proto-Italicregō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
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