Where does “regio” come from?

regio (Spanish) comes from Italian regio, from Latin regius, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regio (Spanish): royal; stupendous; Monterreyan, born in...

Definitions

  1. royal; stupendous; Monterreyan, born in...

Ancestry of “regio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianregioroyal
2LatinregiusOf or pertaining to a king; kingly, regal, royal;...
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “regio”

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