Where does “Monterrey” come from?

Monterrey (Spanish) comes from Galician Monterrei, from Galician rei, from Old Portuguese rei, from Latin regem, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “Monterrey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianMonterrei—
2Galicianreiking
3Old Portuguesereiking
4Latinregemaccusative singular of rēx
5Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Monterrey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →