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Where does “reo” come from?

reo (Italian) comes from Latin reus, from Proto-Italic reiwos.

reo (Italian): guilty; offender

Definitions

  1. guilty; offender

Ancestry of “reo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreusguilty; defendant, accused; plaintiff
2Proto-Italicreiwos—

Words derived from “reo”

  • rea
  • rei
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