erect
‘upright, not bending’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. erectus ‘upright, elevated, lofty; eager, alert, aroused; resolute; arrogant’ < erigere ‘raise or set up’ < e- ‘up, out of’ + regere ‘to direct, keep straight, guide’ < rek < reg- < Tamil aracaṉ