Where does “reja” come from?
reja (Spanish) comes from Italian regge, from Latin regia, 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.
reja (Spanish): grate, grating, grille; bars
Definitions
- grate, grating, grille; bars
Ancestry of “reja”, step by step
reja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian regge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | regge | — |
| 2 | Latin | regia | A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence;... |
| 3 | Latin | regius | Of or pertaining to a king; kingly, regal, royal;... |
| 4 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Vulgar Latin regla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | regla | — |
| 2 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |