Where does “rectrice” come from?

rectrice (Romanian) comes from French rectrice, from Latin rectrix, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rectrice (Romanian): rectrix

Definitions

  1. rectrix

Ancestry of “rectrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrectricerectrix (feather)
2Latinrectrixgoverness, directress
3Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →