Where does “regesc” come from?

regesc (Romanian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regesc (Romanian): regal, royal, kingly

Definitions

  1. regal, royal, kingly

Ancestry of “regesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianregeking
2Frenchroiking
3Middle Frenchroyking
4Old Frenchroiking
5Latinrēxking, ruler
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-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 →