English
arrect
Arrect comes from Latin arrigō ‘to raise, erect’, from regō ‘to rule, govern, direct’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-1‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti1‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regō1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō1‘to rule, govern, direct’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarrigō2as arrēctus‘to raise, erect’
- Englishearliest quotation 1523arrect2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin arrigo
- 2 Wiktionary, English arrect
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1523, John Skelton, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems: “Madame regent of the scyence sevyn To whos astate…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-Wiktionary, Latin arrigo‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵetiWiktionary, Latin arrigo‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōWiktionary, Latin arrigoreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregōWiktionary, Latin arrigo‘to rule, govern, direct’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarrigōWiktionary, English arrectas arrēctus‘to raise, erect’
- Englishearliest quotation 1523arrectWiktionary, English arrect. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1523, John Skelton, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems: “Madame regent of the scyence sevyn To whos astate…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, rich, royal, regular, rank, roy, radar, arrangement, correct, rack, rogue, arrange, raj, rex, interrogation, rake, dresser, regal, regency, rani, undress, rajah, rector, dressage, rhesus, eldritch, riel, dirigible, derailleur, interregnum, retch, rectilinear, 72 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’
through Proto-Italic *regō
regional, resource, ruler, regiment, directory, regimen, erectile, erectus, erector, 34 more
through Latin regō ‘to rule, govern, direct’
source, rule, region, address, director, dress, direction, direct, regime, realm, regulate, regent, resurrection, erect, insurrection, rectify, droit, dirge, incorrigible, rectum, irregularity, rectification, regula, regio, derecho, corregidor, rectitude, rectus, recto, 46 more
Today it means
verb To direct.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “arrect”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin arrigo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / arrect