Where does “vice-roy” come from?

vice-roy (Middle French) comes from Middle French roy, from Old French roi, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

vice-roy (Middle French): viceroy

Definitions

  1. viceroy

Ancestry of “vice-roy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchroyking
2Old Frenchroiking
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “vice-roy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →
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