Where does “regi” come from?

regi (Italian) comes from Italian regio, from Latin regius, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regi (Italian): plural of regio; plural of rege

Definitions

  1. plural of regio; plural of rege

Ancestry of “regi”, step by step

regi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian regio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianregioroyal
2LatinregiusOf or pertaining to a king; kingly, regal, royal;...
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Italian rege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianregeObsolete form of re
2Latinrēgem—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →