erect

erect · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromērectus“upright”
2. Middle English · inherited fromerect
3. English todayerect

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

erect · verb²

1. Middle English · inherited fromerecten
2. English todayerect

From Middle English erecten, from the adjective (see above).

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