Where does “roi” come from?

roi (Réunion Creole French) comes from French roi, 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.

roi (Réunion Creole French): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “roi”, step by step

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