Where does “Alarico” come from?

Alarico (Italian) comes from Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, from Proto-Germanic Alarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Alarico (Italian): Alaric king of the Visigoths

Definitions

  1. Alaric king of the Visigoths

Ancestry of “Alarico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlarīcusAlaric historical king of the Visigoths
2Gothic𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃—
3Proto-GermanicAlarīks—
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →