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Where does “euroregione” come from?

euroregione (Italian) comes from Italian regione, from Latin regiōnem, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

euroregione (Italian): Euroregion

Definitions

  1. Euroregion

Ancestry of “euroregione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianregioneregion, area, zone, district; region
2Latinregiōnem—
3Latinregō—
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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