Where does “region” come from?
region (Middle English) comes from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
region (Middle English): Alternative form of regioun
Definitions
- Alternative form of regioun
Ancestry of “region”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | regioun | realm, nation, country; authority, governance;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | regiun | region |
| 3 | Latin | regiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 5 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |