Where does “reĝa” come from?

reĝa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto reĝo, from Latin regis, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reĝa (Esperanto): royal, regal, kingly

Definitions

  1. royal, regal, kingly

Ancestry of “reĝa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoreĝoa king; king "or" queen
2Latinregisgenitive singular of rēx; second-person singular...
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 →