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Where does “reine” come from?
reine (French) comes from Old French reïne, from Latin rēgīna — queen.
reine
(French): queen
Definitions
queen
Ancestry of “reine”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
reïne
Alternative form of royne
2
Latin
rēgīna
queen
Words derived from “reine”
rèn
larenn
pyèlanren
Every word from Latin rēgīna →
Every word from Old French reïne →