Etymology Explorer › Gaulish

Where does “rekos” come from?

rekos (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.

Ancestry of “rekos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticreketito arrange
2Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

Words derived from “rekos”

  • range
  • ranging
  • arrange
  • ranch
  • ranger
  • derangement
  • rearrange
  • rancher
  • arranger
  • rangeland
  • midrange
  • derange
  • ranchman
  • rangy
  • disarrange
  • bushranger
  • rangefinder
  • rancheria
  • ranchhouse
  • downrange
  • subrange
  • ranchland
  • bushranging
  • prearrange
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