Where does “rejo” come from?

rejo (Ido) comes from Esperanto reĝo, from Latin regis, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rejo (Ido): sovereign, ruler, king, queen; king

Definitions

  1. sovereign, ruler, king, queen; king

Ancestry of “rejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoreĝoa king; king "or" queen
2Latinregisgenitive singular of rēx; second-person singular...
3Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rejo”

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