Where does “Tancorix” come from?
Tancorix (Latin) comes from Proto-Brythonic Tankoriɣ, from Proto-Celtic Tankorīxs, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “Tancorix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | Tankoriɣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | Tankorīxs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |