Where does “Montereyan” come from?

Montereyan (English) comes from English Monterey, from Spanish Monterrey, from Galician Monterrei, from Galician rei, from Old Portuguese rei, from Latin regem, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Montereyan (English): A person from or resident of Monterey, California

Definitions

  1. A person from or resident of Monterey, California

Ancestry of “Montereyan”, step by step

Montereyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Monterey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMontereyOf a style reminiscent of the architecture of...
2SpanishMonterrey
3GalicianMonterrei
4Galicianreiking
5Old Portuguesereiking
6Latinregemaccusative singular of rēx
7Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
8Proto-Italicrēksking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Italic rēks