Where does “リーゼント” come from?

リーゼント (Japanese) comes from English regent, from Middle English regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin regēns, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

リーゼント (Japanese): pompadour, a men’s hairstyle typically associated with yankees delinquents in Japan

Definitions

  1. pompadour, a men’s hairstyle typically associated with yankees delinquents in Japan

Ancestry of “リーゼント”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregentA ruler; One who rules in place of the monarch,...
2Middle Englishregent
3Middle Frenchregentregent
4Old Frenchregentregent one who reigns in the absence of a monarch
5Latinregēnsruling, governing
6Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
7Proto-Italicregō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō