Where does “rei” come from?

rei (Galician) comes 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.

rei (Galician): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “rei”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rei”

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