Etymology

rectitudinous

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Latin rēctitūdin-
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  1. Latin · derived fromrēctitūdō
  2. Latin · derived fromrēctitūdin-
  3. English todayrectitudinous

From Latin rēctitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin rēctitūdō, from rēctus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, rectitude + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Latinrēctitūdin- all →

rectitudinalrectitudinarian

Latinrēctitūdō all →

rectitudinalrectitudinarian

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.