Where does “regentar” come from?

regentar (Spanish) comes from Spanish regente, from Latin regēns, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regentar (Spanish): to manage; run; be in charge (of)

Definitions

  1. to manage; run; be in charge (of)

Ancestry of “regentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishregenteregent
2Latinregēnsruling, governing
3Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →