English
Regulus
Regulus comes from Latin regulus ‘petty king’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵelós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵelósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēgelosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulus‘petty king’
- EnglishtodayRegulus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵelósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēgelosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregulus‘petty king’
- EnglishtodayRegulus
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵelós
Another origin of Regulus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERegulus
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name A star in the constellation Leo; alpha (α) Leonis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵelós / Regulus