LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

dērēctiāre

*dērēctiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Ibero Romancereconstructionto straighten

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindērēctiāre

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Latin *dērēctus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iō Latin *dērēctiāre From *dērēctus (“straight”) + -iō (causative verb-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does dērēctiāre mean in Latin?
dērēctiāre, a verb, means “to straighten”.
Where does dērēctiāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin dērēctiāre.