Where does “subregione” come from?

subregione (Italian) comes from Italian regione, 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.

subregione (Italian): subregion

Definitions

  1. subregion

Ancestry of “subregione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianregioneregion, area, zone, district; region
2Latinregiōnem—
3Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →