Where does “regentessenstuk” come from?
regentessenstuk (Dutch) comes from Dutch regentes, from Dutch regent, from Middle Dutch regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin regēns, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regentessenstuk (Dutch): group portrait of regentesses
Definitions
- group portrait of regentesses
Ancestry of “regentessenstuk”, step by step
regentessenstuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch regentes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | regentes | regentess; female member of patrician and... |
| 2 | Dutch | regent | regent, acting head of state in a monarch's place |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | regent | — |
| 4 | Middle French | regent | regent |
| 5 | Old French | regent | regent one who reigns in the absence of a monarch |
| 6 | Latin | regēns | ruling, governing |
| 7 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |