Where does “regna” come from?
regna (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan regna, from Vulgar Latin retina, from Latin retineo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
regna (Catalan): rein
Definitions
- rein
Ancestry of “regna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | regna | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | retina | — |
| 3 | Latin | retineo | I keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain,... |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |