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Where does “Frederico” come from?

Frederico (Italian) comes from Latin Frederīcus, from Proto-West Germanic Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic Friþurīks, 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.

Ancestry of “Frederico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFrederīcus—
2Proto-West GermanicFriþurīkA male given name
3Proto-GermanicFriþurīkspeaceful ruler; peace king, peaceful ruler; prace...
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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