Where does “region” come from?
Region comes from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regio, derived from the root Latin -io and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-, meaning to rule or direct.
region (English): Any considerable and connected part of a space or...
Definitions
- Any considerable and connected part of a space or...
Ancestry of “region”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | regioun | realm, nation, country; authority, governance;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | regiun | region |
| 3 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 4 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 5 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |