Where does “rehiyon” come from?

rehiyon (Tagalog) comes from Spanish región, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

rehiyon (Tagalog): region

Definitions

  1. region

Ancestry of “rehiyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishregiónregion
2Latinregiōdirection, line
3LatinAemilia—
4Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
6Proto-Italicaimosimitation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “rehiyon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →