Where does “virreinal” come from?

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

virreinal (Spanish): related or pertaining to the viceroy

Definitions

  1. related or pertaining to the viceroy

Ancestry of “virreinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvirreyviceroy
2Spanishreyking
3Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →