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Where does “regnare” come from?

regnare (Italian) comes 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.

regnare (Italian): to reign

Definitions

  1. to reign

Ancestry of “regnare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “regnare”

  • regno
  • triregno
  • regnatore
  • regna
  • sottoregno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →