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Where does “Rhesus” come from?

Rhesus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ῥῆσος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “Rhesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῬῆσος—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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