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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
1LatinrigoI lead, convey or conduct ; irrigate; I wet,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreyǵ-to reach, stretch out

Words derived from “rego”

  • regato
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