Latin
regō
‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin regō.
77 English words in this record descend from Latin regō, most familiar first.
- director ← directeur ← dīrēctōrem ← dīrēctus ← dīrigō
- source ← sours ← sorse ← surgō ← surrigō
- region ← regioun ← regiun ← regiō
- rule ← reule ← riule ← regula
- direction ← direccioun ← direccion ← dīrēctiō ← dīrigō
- address ← adressen ← adrecier ← drecier ← *dīrēctiāre
- direct ← dīrēctus ← dīrigō
- dress ← dressen ← dresser ← *dīrēctiāre ← dīrēctus
- regional ← regiōnālis ← regiō
- resource ← ressource ← resourse ← resourdre ← resurgō
- regime ← regimen
- realm ← rewme ← reaume ← regimen
More words from regō
- directory
- regiment
- regulate
- ruler
- resurrection
- erect
- regent
- dresser
- regimen
- insurrection
- rectify
- rectum
- undress
- erectile
- dressage
- irregularity
- rectification
- incorrigible
- droit
- régime
- erectus
- dirge
- recto
- regula
- erector
- rectus
- rectitude
- derecho
- regio
- corregidor
- corrigendum
- rection
- resurge
- sord
- porrect
- sourd
- ruly
- dirigiste
- dirigisme
- rectorate
- surgent
- arrect
- arrector
- assurgent
- correctio
- corregimiento
- corrigate
- corrigative
- directorium
- irregulous
- irregible
- porrectus
- rectrix
- regimina
- rectitudinous
- rectificate
- reglementary
- regible
- rectitudinarian
- regionary
- regulize
- rectitudinal
- rillette
- surgation
- surrect
- correct
- rail
Etymograph / Latin regō