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recto.

directly

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈreːk.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɛk.to]

  1. directly

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Proto-Indo-European *-éad Proto-Italic *-ōd Latin -ō Latin rēctō From rēctus (“straight”) + -ō.

verb[ˈreːk.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɛk.to]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rēctus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

See rēctus.

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