Where does “R-” come from?

R- (Translingual) 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.

R- (Translingual): one of two mirror-image forms of a stereocenter,...

Definitions

  1. one of two mirror-image forms of a stereocenter,...

Ancestry of “R-”, 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 “R-”

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