English
regency
Regency comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500regencie
- Englishtodayregency
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500regencie
- Englishtodayregency
Equivalent to regent + -cy
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
…
Latin regō ‘to govern, to steer’
Latin regēns ‘ruling’
Anglo-Norman regent
Middle English regent
English regent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, source, director, rule, rich, royal, direction, address, direct, correct, region, regular, dress, rank, roy, radar, arrangement, rack, ana, rogue, regime, arrange, resurrection, rex, interrogation, raj, regulate, rake, erect, rector, insurrection, rani, anorexia, rectify, regal, rectum, rajah, rhesus, droit, 106 more
Today it means
noun A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / regency