Where does “regie” come from?
regie (Italian) comes from Italian regia, from French régie, from French régir, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regie (Italian): plural of regia
Ancestry of “regie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | regia | direction; direction, production; organization,... |
| 2 | French | régie | administration, commission; state management;... |
| 3 | French | régir | to govern |
| 4 | Latin | regō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |