Where does “regie” come from?

regie (Dutch) comes from French régie, from French régir, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regie (Dutch): production, creative management; the management,...

Definitions

  1. production, creative management; the management,...

Ancestry of “regie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrégieadministration, commission; state management;...
2Frenchrégirto govern
3Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →