Where does “roger” come from?

roger (Latin) comes from Latin rogo, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

roger (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “roger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrogoI ask, enquire; I request; I pray to for
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵ- →Every word from Latin rogo →