Where does “regil” come from?

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

regil (Volapük): petty monarch; petty king / petty queen; kinglet...

Definitions

  1. petty monarch; petty king / petty queen; kinglet...

Ancestry of “regil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükregroyal monarch, king / queen
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-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 →