Where does “regimen” come from?

regimen (Latin) comes from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regimen (Latin): control, steering; directing; rule; governance

Definitions

  1. control, steering; directing; rule; governance

Ancestry of “regimen”, step by step

regimen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin regō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
2Proto-Italicregō
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Latin rēgere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēgere

Words derived from “regimen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-