Where does “reietó” come from?
reietó (Catalan) comes from Catalan reiet, from Catalan rei, from Old Catalan rei, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
reietó (Catalan): kinglet a minor or unimportant king
Definitions
- kinglet a minor or unimportant king
Ancestry of “reietó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | reiet | penny a former copper coin of Spain equal in value to 1/100th, 1/50th, or 1/20th of a peseta |
| 2 | Catalan | rei | king |
| 3 | Old Catalan | rei | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |