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Where does “rhesus” come from?

rhesus (New Latin) comes from Latin Rhēsus, from Ancient Greek Ῥῆσος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “rhesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRhēsus—
2Ancient GreekῬῆσος—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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