Where does “ρε” come from?

ρε (Greek) comes from Italian re, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

ρε (Greek): hey, eh, dude; you, blud; jeez, gosh, yikes, my

Definitions

  1. hey, eh, dude; you, blud; jeez, gosh, yikes, my

Ancestry of “ρε”, step by step

ρε traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian re

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianreking, male monarch; king; king, magnate
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Ancient Greek ὠρέ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠρέ
2Ancient Greekμωρέ
3Ancient Greekμωρόςslow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHrósdull, stupid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Italic rēks