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Spanish word derecha comes from Proto-Indo-European *rog-, Latin dis-, and later Latin rego (I guide, steer. I oversee, manage. I rule, govern.)
*rog- (Proto-Indo-European)
dis- (Latin)
Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
rego (Latin)
I guide, steer. I oversee, manage. I rule, govern.
dirigere (Latin)
*derectus (Latin)
(Vulgar Latin) law. (Vulgar Latin) right (entitlement) (Vulgar Latin) right (on the right-hand side). (Vulgar Latin) straight.
derecho (Spanish)
Correct, appropriate, right (correct). Right (direction), right-hand. Straight, upright Duties, taxes, fees, charges. Law. Path, road. Right (direction, entitlement). Right side.
derecha (Spanish)
(political) right (ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group). Right (direction).