Where does “riĉeco” come from?

riĉeco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto riĉa, from English Rich, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

riĉeco (Esperanto): wealth

Definitions

  1. wealth

Ancestry of “riĉeco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoriĉarich
2EnglishRichhaving a lot of money and possessions
3EnglishRichardA turd
4Middle EnglishRycharde—
5Old FrenchRichard—
6Medieval LatinRichardus—
7FrankishRīkahard—
8Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
9Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
10Proto-Celticrīxsking
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
12Proto-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-Celtic rīxs →