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Where does “subregnum” come from?

subregnum (Latin) comes from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

subregnum (Latin): subkingdom

Definitions

  1. subkingdom

Ancestry of “subregnum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregnumroyal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;...
2Latinrēx—
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “subregnum”

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