Where does “regalista” come from?
regalista (Italian) comes from Italian regale, from Latin rēgālis, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regalista (Italian): regalist
Ancestry of “regalista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | regale | royal; regal |
| 2 | Latin | rēgālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | rēx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |