Where does “Regulus” come from?

Regulus (Translingual) comes from Latin Regulus, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Regulus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Regulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRegulusThe star α Leonis in the constellation Leo
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Regulus”

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