Etymograph

English

regious

Regious comes from Latin rēgius ‘royal’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgius1‘royal’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1650regious1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English regious
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1650, James Harrington: “I would fain ask the Regious Defenders, by what…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgiusWiktionary, English regious‘royal’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1650regiousWiktionary, English regious. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1650, James Harrington: “I would fain ask the Regious Defenders, by what…”

Formed from rēgius ‘royal’ + -ous

The story

Adapted borrowing of Latin rēgius (‘royal’) + -ous, from rēx, rēgis (‘king’).

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Linked words

through Latin rēgius ‘royal’

regius, 1 more

Today it means

adj Regal; royal.

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

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