Where does “reinette” come from?

reinette (French) comes from Old French raine, from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reinette (French): reinette group of apple cultivars

Definitions

  1. reinette group of apple cultivars

Ancestry of “reinette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrainekingdom
2Latinregnumroyal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;...
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “reinette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →