Where does “regality” come from?

regality (English) comes from Late Latin regalitas, from Latin regalis, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regality (English): Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction

Definitions

  1. Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction

Ancestry of “regality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinregalitas—
2Latinregalisregal, royal; of or pertaining to a king
3Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →