Where does “reis” come from?

reis (Old Occitan) comes from Old Occitan rei, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reis (Old Occitan): inflection of rei: ## nominative plural ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of rei: ## nominative plural ##...

Ancestry of “reis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanreiking
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →