Where does “rea” come from?
Rea is an English word derived from Portuguese réis, a plural form of real, a former monetary unit.
rea (English): Alternative form of rei
Ancestry of “rea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rei | An old Portuguese money of account |
| 2 | Portuguese | réis | plural of real |
| 3 | Portuguese | Real | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēgālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | rēx | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |