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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rei

Ancestry of “rea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreiAn old Portuguese money of account
2Portugueseréisplural of real
3PortugueseRealtrue, real
4Latinrēgālisregal, royal
5Latinrēxking, ruler
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →
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