Etymology

rectus

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Today it means: Any of a number of muscles controlling the movement of the eyeball. Full definition →

Latin rēctus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromrēctus“straight, upright”
  2. English todayrectus

Borrowed from Latin rēctus (“straight, upright”), clipping of mūsculus rēctus (“straight muscle”).

Words from the same roots

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