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Where does “Reggio” come from?

Reggio (Italian) comes from Latin Rēgium, from Latin Rhegium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον.

Ancestry of “Reggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRēgium—
2LatinRhegium—
3Ancient GreekῬήγιον—

Words derived from “Reggio”

  • Reggio Calabria
  • Reggio Calabria
Every word from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον →