Where does “rover” come from?

rover (Old French) comes from Latin rogāre, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rover (Old French): to order

Definitions

  1. to order

Ancestry of “rover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrogāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →