Where does “Monterrei” come from?

Monterrei (Galician) comes from Galician rei, from Old Portuguese rei, from Latin regem, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “Monterrei”, step by step

Monterrei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician rei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianreiking
2Old Portuguesereiking
3Latinregemaccusative singular of rēx
4Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Galician monte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmontemountain, mount; large hill; wilderness;...
2Old Portuguesemonte—
3Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
4Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
6PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill

Words derived from “Monterrei”

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