Where does “reina” come from?

reina (Spanish) comes from Latin regina, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reina (Spanish): queen

Definitions

  1. queen

Ancestry of “reina”, step by step

reina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin regina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreginaqueen; princess
2Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old Spanish reyna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishreynaqueen
2Latinrēgīnaqueen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →