Where does “Rex” come from?

Rex derives from Latin rex, traced back through Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs to the root h₃reǵ-, which carried connotations of ruling or directing.

Rex (English): roy

Definitions

  1. roy

Ancestry of “Rex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēxking, ruler
2Proto-Italicrēksking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Rex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →