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Where does “regna” come from?

regna (Italian) comes from Italian regnare, from Latin regno, from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regna (Italian): inflection of regnare: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of regnare: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “regna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianregnareto reign
2Latinregnodative masculine singular of rēgnum; ablative...
3Latinregnumroyal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;...
4Latinrēx—
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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