Where does “regione” come from?

regione (Italian) comes 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.

regione (Italian): region, area, zone, district; region

Definitions

  1. region, area, zone, district; region

Ancestry of “regione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregiōnem—
2Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
3Proto-Italicregō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “regione”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →