Where does “vice-rainha” come from?

vice-rainha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rainha, 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.

vice-rainha (Portuguese): vicereine

Definitions

  1. vicereine

Ancestry of “vice-rainha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserainhaqueen
2Old PortugueseraỹaAlternative form of reỹa
3Latinreginaqueen; princess
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 →