Where does “ре́гент” come from?
ре́гент (Russian) comes from German Regent, from English regent, from Middle English regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin regēns, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “ре́гент”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Regent | regent; Regent |
| 2 | English | regent | A ruler; One who rules in place of the monarch,... |
| 3 | Middle English | regent | — |
| 4 | Middle French | regent | regent |
| 5 | Old French | regent | regent |
| 6 | Latin | regēns | — |
| 7 | Latin | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
Words derived from “ре́гент”