Where does “Regulus” come from?

Regulus (Polish) comes from Latin Regulus, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Regulus (Polish): Regulus

Definitions

  1. Regulus

Ancestry of “Regulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRegulusThe star α Leonis in the constellation Leo
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 →