Where does “Remi” come from?

Remi (French) comes from Latin Remigius, from Latin remex, from Latin remigo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “Remi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Remigius	—
2	Latin	remex	oarsman, rower
3	Latin	remigo	I row
4	Latin	-igo	Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
5	Proto-Italic	agō	drive; push, impel; do, act
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →