English
rectigrade
From recti- + -grade (“way of walking”).
Formed from recti- + -grade ‘way of walking’
Proto-Italic *rektos
Latin regō ‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
Latin rectus ‘straight’
English recti-
Today it means
adj Walking straight forward.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “rectigrade”. 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 / rectigrade