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Where does “coreggente” come from?

coreggente (Italian) comes from Italian reggente, from Latin regente, from Latin regens, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

coreggente (Italian): coregent

Definitions

  1. coregent

Ancestry of “coreggente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianreggenteregent; present participle of reggere
2Latinregenteinflection of regēns: ## ablative masculine...
3Latinregensruling, governing; guiding, steering
4LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
5Proto-Italicregō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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