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drictus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dīrēctus. Attested beginning from the fifth century.[1]

The spelling reflects an Italo-Western merger of Latin ē and i as /e/.

Adjective

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drictus (feminine dricta, neuter drictum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. straight
  2. right (on the right-hand side)

Noun

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drictus m (genitive drictī); second declension (Late Latin)

  1. right (entitlement)
  2. law
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Brachet, Auguste, A Historical Grammar of the French Tongue, tr. G. W. Kitchin, M. A., Clarendon Press, 1869, p. 50