Where does “recto” come from?

recto (Spanish) 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.

recto (Spanish): straight; honest, honorable, upright, righteous,...

Definitions

  1. straight; honest, honorable, upright, righteous,...

Ancestry of “recto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēctusled straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright
2Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
3Proto-Italicregō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “recto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →