Etymograph

English

adrectal

From ad- + rectal.

Formed from ad- + rectal

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’

Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’

Latin ad ‘to, towards’

English ad-

Today it means

adj Near or beside the rectum.

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Etymograph / adrectal