Where does “rei” come from?

rei (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese rei, from Old Portuguese rei, from Latin regem, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rei (Papiamentu): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “rei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesereiking
2Old Portuguesereiking
3Latinregemaccusative singular of rēx
4Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-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 →