Etymograph

English

Rowley Regis

Rowley Regis comes from Latin regis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregis
  2. EnglishtodayRowley Regis

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregis
  2. EnglishtodayRowley Regis

The story

Regis (from Latin regis) was added around 1140; an earlier spelling of Rowley is Roelea (recorded 1173).

Today it means

name A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9787).

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

Etymograph / Latin regis / Rowley Regis