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Where does “mirrey” come from?

mirrey (Spanish) comes from Spanish Rey, from Old Spanish rey, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

mirrey (Spanish): yuppie

Definitions

  1. yuppie

Ancestry of “mirrey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRey—
2Old Spanishrey—
3Latinrēx—
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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