retto

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈrɛtːo/

adj
Definitions
  • (obsolete) straight
  • (archaic) honest, upright
  • (archaic) righteous
  • (geometry) right of an angle; straight of a line
  • (anatomy) rectus
  • (grammar) direct

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rēctus (straight) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (right, straightened, having moved in a straight line), *h₃reǵ- (straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵ-

Gloss

straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right

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