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- Latin · derived fromporrēctiō
- English todayporrection
From Latin porrēctiō, from porrēctus, past participle of porrigō. Compare French porrection. By surface analysis, porrect + -tion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering or handing over. Full definition →
From Latin porrēctiō, from porrēctus, past participle of porrigō. Compare French porrection. By surface analysis, porrect + -tion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.