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Where does “regiun” come from?

regiun (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

regiun (Anglo-Norman): region

Definitions

  1. region

Ancestry of “regiun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregiō—
2LatinAemilia—
3Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
4Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimosimitation
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “regiun”

  • region
  • subregion
  • subregional
  • bioregion
  • regionwide
  • Euroregion
  • macroregion
  • microregion
  • regionless
  • ergoregion
  • megaregion
  • subregionally
  • superregion
  • mesoregion
  • netherregion
  • nanoregion
  • eco-region
  • meso-region
  • regionist
  • micro-region
  • regionism
  • nether region
  • regioun
  • region
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