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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegentregent; Regent
2EnglishregentA ruler; One who rules in place of the monarch,...
3Middle Englishregent—
4Middle Frenchregentregent
5Old Frenchregentregent
6Latinregēns—
7Latinregō—
8Proto-Italicregō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “ре́гент”

  • регентство
  • регентша
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