Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recto-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: rec-to-
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, indirectly from Latin rectum by the same path whence also English rectum (which see).

Inflected Forms

rect- (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ano-

Questions

What does recto- mean?: rectum
Where does recto- come from?: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, indirectly from Latin rectum by the same path whence also English rectum (which see).

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