Where does “Rodrigo” come from?
Rodrigo (Italian) comes from Spanish Rodrigo, from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, from Proto-Germanic Hrōþirīks, 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 “Rodrigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Rodrigo | Roderick |
| 2 | Gothic | *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Hrōþirīks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |