Where does “rey” come from?

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

rey (Spanish): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “rey”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →