Where does “reĝinjo” come from?

reĝinjo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto reĝino, 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.

reĝinjo (Esperanto): drag queen

Definitions

  1. drag queen

Ancestry of “reĝinjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoreĝinofemale monarch. queen regnant; wife of a king,...
2Esperantoreĝoa king; king "or" queen
3Latinregisgenitive singular of rēx; second-person singular...
4Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Italic rēks