Where does “virrey” come from?

virrey (Spanish) comes 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.

virrey (Spanish): viceroy

Definitions

  1. viceroy

Ancestry of “virrey”, step by step

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

Words derived from “virrey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →