Where does “viceregal” come from?

Viceregal comes from English vice and Latin rēgālis, from Latin rēgula meaning rule, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- meaning to direct or straighten.

viceregal (English): Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty;...

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty;...

Ancestry of “viceregal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregalOf or relating to royalty; Befitting a king,...
2Middle Englishregal—
3Old Frenchregalregal
4Latinrēgālisregal, royal
5Latinrēxking, ruler
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “viceregal”

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