Where does “virreinato” come from?

virreinato (Spanish) comes from Spanish virreino, 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.

virreinato (Spanish): viceroyalty; viceroyship

Definitions

  1. viceroyalty; viceroyship

Ancestry of “virreinato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvirreinoviceroyalty
2Spanishvirreyviceroy
3Spanishreyking
4Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-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 →