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direito.

law (body of rules and standards to be applied by courts)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒiˈɾej.tu/Brazil[d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tu]Brazil/diˈɾɐj.tu/Portugal/diˈɾej.tu/Northern, Portugal
  1. law (body of rules and standards to be applied by courts)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Vulgar Latin *dērēctus Old Galician-Portuguese dereito Portuguese direito Modified orthographically from Old Galician-Portuguese dereito (compare Spanish derecho), from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of direto.

adj/d͡ʒiˈɾej.tu/Brazil[d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tu]Brazil/diˈɾɐj.tu/Portugal/diˈɾej.tu/Northern, Portugal
  1. right (toward the right side; right-hand)

    comparable
  2. right (complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct)

    comparable
  3. right (fit for purpose; appropriate; right)

    comparable
  4. right, right-wing (pertaining to the political right)

    comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Vulgar Latin *dērēctus Old Galician-Portuguese dereito Portuguese direito Modified orthographically from Old Galician-Portuguese dereito (compare Spanish derecho), from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of direto.

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