Where does “rego” come from?

rego (Galician) comes from Latin rigo, from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ- — to reach, stretch out.

rego (Galician): ditch; furrow; stream

Definitions

  1. ditch; furrow; stream

Ancestry of “rego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrigoto irrigate, to lead, convey or conduct (a liquid to a place)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreyǵ-to reach, stretch out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ- →Every word from Latin rigo →