rectus.
led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.
Meaning & usage
led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.
right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting.
morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good, proper, honest.
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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