Where does “microregione” come from?

microregione (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.

microregione (Italian): microregion

Definitions

  1. microregion

Ancestry of “microregione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianregioneregion, area, zone, district; region
2Latinregiōnem
3Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
4Proto-Italicregō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō