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Is the x of rēx an inherited single stem consonant?

No. In the Latin nominative, stem rēg- combines with -s; g devoices to k before s and the /ks/ cluster is spelled x. The genitive rēgis preserves visible g.

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rēx

/reːks/ · noun

The Latin third-declension noun for a king, ruler, chief, or leader, cited as rēx, rēgis and built on the bound stem rēg-.

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SOURCE 01supportsscholarly reference

Lecture 23: Historical Linguistics — Latin rēx, rēgis, and sound change

Explicitly derives reg-s, devoices g, and identifies x as Latin spelling for /ks/.

Lecture slides 74–78; transcript, p. 16

AUTHOR / EDITOR: Norvin W. Richards
YEAR: 2022
PUBLISHER: MIT OpenCourseWare

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SOURCE 02contextscholarly lexicon

rēx — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

Shows the visible x/g alternation inside the lexical citation form.

Headword rēx, rēgis, masculine

AUTHOR / EDITOR: Charlton T. Lewis · Charles Short · Scaife ATLAS Editors
YEAR: 1879
PUBLISHER: Tufts University Scaife ATLAS

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CONFIDENCE: established
STATUS: resolved
LEGACY SOURCE SUMMARY: MIT’s slides and transcript explicitly lay out reg-s, reg-is, and the sound changes leading to x.

RESOLUTION NOTE

The dossier reveals x as a surface cluster without calling g silent or treating spelling as the whole explanation.

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