Where does “rainha” come from?

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

rainha (Portuguese): queen

Definitions

  1. queen

Ancestry of “rainha”, step by step

rainha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese raỹa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseraỹaAlternative form of reỹa
2Latinreginaqueen; princess
3Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old Portuguese reỹa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesereỹaqueen
2Latinrēgīnaqueen

Words derived from “rainha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →