Where does “モンテレー” come from?
モンテレー (Japanese) comes from English Monterey, from Spanish Monterrey, from Galician Monterrei, from Galician rei, from Old Portuguese rei, from Latin regem, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “モンテレー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Monterey | Of a style reminiscent of the architecture of... |
| 2 | Spanish | Monterrey | — |
| 3 | Galician | Monterrei | — |
| 4 | Galician | rei | king |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | rei | king |
| 6 | Latin | regem | accusative singular of rēx |
| 7 | Latin | rex | king, ruler; despot, tyrant; king |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |