Where does “viceregalis” come from?

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

viceregalis (Latin): viceroyal; of or pertaining to a viceroy

Definitions

  1. viceroyal; of or pertaining to a viceroy

Ancestry of “viceregalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvicerēxviceroy
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →