Etymograph

English

Rex

Rex comes from Latin rēx ‘king’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘king, ruler’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēks‘king’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēx‘king’
  5. EnglishtodayRex

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘king, ruler’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēks‘king’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēx‘king’
  5. EnglishtodayRex

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

right, source, rule, director, direction, region, regular, address, direct, correct, rank, dress, arrangement, radar, arrange, regime, rack, ana, rogue, royalty, realm, regulate, riches, interrogation, resurrection, raj, rake, richness, erect, regent, rector, insurrection, regency, rectify, anorexia, rectum, rhesus, incorrigible, droit, régime, 96 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘king, ruler’

rich, rani, rajah, eldritch, 7 more

through Proto-Italic *rēks ‘king’

regalia, 5 more

through Latin rēx ‘king’

real, royal, roy, regal, rex, riel, 6 more

Today it means

name The reigning king.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / Rex

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