LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

dērēctus1

*dērēctus m (oblique *dērēctum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionright (entitlement)
  2. Proto Romancereconstructionlaw

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Origins

Alteration of dīrēctus.

Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniandrept
  • Romanianderept
  • Romaniandirept
  • Megleno-Romaniandirept
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniandaretu
  • Sardinianderetu
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesedireitofrom Old Galician-Portuguese dereito
  • Spanishderechofrom Old Spanish derecho
  • Asturianderechu
  • Galiciandereitofrom Old Galician-Portuguese dereito
  • Ladinoderechofrom Old Spanish derecho
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dērēctus2
*dērēctus (feminine *dērēcta, neuter *dērēctum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romanceadjectivereconstructionstraight
  2. Proto Romanceadjectivereconstructionright (on the right-hand side)

dērectus, v. dirigo, P. a.

Origins

Alteration of dīrēctus.

Quick answers

What does dērēctus mean in Latin?
dērēctus, a noun, means “right (entitlement); law”.