LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

rēctō

rēctō (not comparable)
Classical[ˈreːk.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛk.to]

Meaning

  1. not comparabledirectly

rectō, adv., v. rego,
I. P. a. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵtós
  3. Proto-Italic*rektos
  4. Latinrēctō

Proto-Indo-European *-éad Proto-Italic *-ōd Latin -ō Latin rēctō From rēctus (“straight”) + -ō.

Quick answers

What does rēctō mean in Latin?
rēctō, a adverb, means “directly”.
How do you pronounce rēctō?
In classical Latin, [ˈreːk.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɛk.to].
Where does rēctō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós → Proto-Italic *rektos → Latin rēctō.