French word droit comes from Proto-Indo-European *rog-, Latin dis-, and later Latin rego (I guide, steer. I oversee, manage. I rule, govern.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *rog- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| dis- | Latin (lat) | Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly. |
| rego | Latin (lat) | I guide, steer. I oversee, manage. I rule, govern. |
| dirigere | Latin (lat) | |
| *drēctus | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *drectus | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) law. (Vulgar Latin) right (entitlement) (Vulgar Latin) right (on the right-hand side). (Vulgar Latin) straight. |
| dreit | Old French (fro) | (Anglo-Norman) (Anglo-Norman) (Anglo-Norman). |
| droit | French (fra) | Straight, straight on. Upright, straight, not bent or crooked (geometry) right angle. Law (study of law). Right (entitlement) (geometry) right (of an angle). Right (on the right-hand side). Straight (not bent or crooked). |