Where does “vice-rei” come from?

vice-rei (Portuguese) comes from Middle French vice-roy, from Middle French roy, from Old French roi, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

vice-rei (Portuguese): viceroy

Definitions

  1. viceroy

Ancestry of “vice-rei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvice-royviceroy
2Middle Frenchroyking
3Old Frenchroiking
4Latinrēxking, ruler
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “vice-rei”

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