English
recto
Recto comes from Latin rēctō ‘on the right leaf, on the right page’, from regō ‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *rektos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rektosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctus‘right’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctō‘on the right leaf, on the right page’
- Englishtodayrecto
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rektosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctus‘right’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctō‘on the right leaf, on the right page’
- Englishtodayrecto
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten, direct’
real, rich, royal, regular, regional, rank, arrangement, roy, radar, resource, correct, arrange, rack, ana, rogue, ruler, righteous, upright, rightly, regiment, interrogation, raj, rex, rake, rightful, directory, regimen, regal, regency, rani, anorexia, rajah, rhesus, eldritch, rightness, riel, aright, erectile, dirigible, derailleur, 73 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós ‘having moved in a straight line’
through Latin regō ‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
source, rule, region, dress, direction, director, direct, regime, realm, regulate, resurrection, regent, insurrection, erect, incorrigible, droit, régime, irregularity, dirge, regula, corregidor, regio, derecho, 44 more
through Latin rēctus ‘right’
address, dresser, undress, dressage, rectify, rectum, rectification, rectitude, rectus, 4 more
Today it means
noun The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rektos / recto