Where does “regățean” come from?

regățean (Romanian) comes from Romanian regat, from Romanian rege, from French roi, from Middle French roy, from Old French roi, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regățean (Romanian): person from the Old Kingdom of Romania (Wallachia and Moldavia)

Definitions

  1. person from the Old Kingdom of Romania (Wallachia and Moldavia)

Ancestry of “regățean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianregatkingdom
2Romanianregeking
3Frenchroiking
4Middle Frenchroyking
5Old Frenchroiking
6Latinrēxking, ruler
7Proto-Italicrēksking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “regățean

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
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