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rectus.

led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈreːk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈrɛk.tus]
  1. led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  2. right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting.

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle · usually
  3. morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good, proper, honest.

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Perfect passive participle of regō (“to keep or lead straight, to guide”). Inherited from Proto-Italic *rektos, corresponding to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”). The vowel is long because of Lachmann's law.

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