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rectilineus.

rectilinear

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. rectilinear

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rectus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin rēctilīneus From rectus (“straight”) + līnea (“line”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

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