Where does “regioun” come from?

regioun (Middle English) comes 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.

regioun (Middle English): realm, nation, country; authority, governance;...

Definitions

  1. realm, nation, country; authority, governance;...

Ancestry of “regioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanregiunregion
2Latinregiōdirection, line
3LatinAemilia—
4Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
6Proto-Italicaimosimitation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “regioun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →