Origin

from Latin rectus

recti-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “right,” “straight,” used in the formation of compound words:

rectilinear.

Also, especially before a vowel, rect-.

Origin

< Latin rēcti-, combining form of rēctus right

Related Words

rect-
rectangle
rectilinear
rectirostral

recti-a word element meaning 'straight', 'right'.

Also, (before vowels), rect-. [Latin, combining form of rectus]

recti-
— see rect-

recti-

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Prefix

straight

Etymology

Latin rectus straight.

Derived terms

rectilineal

rectinerved

词汇	recti-
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie Webster Wiktionary recti- or (before a vowel) rect- combining form straight or right ⇒ rectilinear ⇒ rectangle Origin from Latin rectus recti- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “right,” “straight,” used in the formation of compound words: rectilinear. Also, especially before a vowel, rect-. Origin < Latin rēcti-, combining form of rēctus right Related Words rect- rectangle rectilinear rectirostral recti-a word element meaning 'straight', 'right'. Also, (before vowels), rect-. [Latin, combining form of rectus] recti- — see rect- recti- Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. Prefix straight Etymology Latin rectus straight. Derived terms rectilineal rectinerved
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