Where does “regățenesc” come from?
regățenesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian regățean, from Romanian regat, from Romanian rege, from French roi, from Middle French roy, from Old French roi, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regățenesc (Romanian): specific to the Old Kingdom of Romania (pre-WWI)
Definitions
- specific to the Old Kingdom of Romania (pre-WWI)
Ancestry of “regățenesc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | regățean | person from the Old Kingdom of Romania (Wallachia and Moldavia) |
| 2 | Romanian | regat | kingdom |
| 3 | Romanian | rege | king |
| 4 | French | roi | king |
| 5 | Middle French | roy | king |
| 6 | Old French | roi | king |
| 7 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |