Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *orektós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós, from *h₃reǵ- (whence also ὀρέγω (orégō)). Cognate with Latin rēctus, Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (rašta), English right.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ὀρεκτός (orektósm (feminine ὀρεκτή, neuter ὀρεκτόν); first/second declension

  1. stretched out
  2. longed for, desired

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