Etymograph

English

erective

From erect + -ive?

Formed from erect + -ive

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

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Latin regō ‘to direct, keep straight, guide’

Latin ērigō ‘raise, set up’

Latin ērectus ‘upright’

Middle English erect

English erect

Today it means

adj Making erect or upright; raising.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / erective