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Where does “regalitas” come from?

regalitas (Late Latin) comes from Latin regalis, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “regalitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregalisregal, royal; of or pertaining to a king
2Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “regalitas”

  • regality
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