Where does “renju” come from?
renju (English) comes from Italian regno, from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
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Ancestry of “renju”, step by step
renju traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian regno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | regno | kingdom; reign; first-person singular present of... |
| 2 | Latin | regnum | royal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;... |
| 3 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Japanese 連珠
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 連珠 | renju |
via Sicilian regnu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | regnu | kingdom |