Where does “regio” come from?

regio (English) comes from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

regio (English): In planetary geology, any of the large areas of a...

Definitions

  1. In planetary geology, any of the large areas of a...

Ancestry of “regio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregiōdirection, line
2LatinAemilia—
3Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
4Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimosimitation
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “regio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →