Reconstruction:Latin/derectus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of dīrēctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈrektʊs/

Adjective

*dērēctus (feminine *dērēcta, neuter *dērēctum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Romance)

1. straight
2. right (on the right-hand side)

Noun

*dērēctus m (oblique *dērēctum); second declension (Proto-Romance)

1. right (entitlement)
2. law

Related terms

• drictus
• *dērēctiō

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Megleno-Romanian: dirept
  • Romanian: derept, dirept
• Sardinian:
  • daretu, deretu
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Leonese:
    • Asturian: derechu
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: dereito
    • Galician: dereito
    • Portuguese: direito (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Spanish:
    • Ladino: derecho
    • Spanish: derecho, drecho (obsolete, regional)
      • → English: derecho
      • → Papiamentu: derecho, drechi