Latin rēx reflects reconstructed lengthened-grade *rēg-.
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rēx
king
OPEN NODE 757 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European lengthened grade · king lengthened grade*rēg-
king or ruler formation
OPEN NODE 758 ↗01
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The lengthened grade supplies an Indo-European king formation.
The parent is reconstructed; rēx is attested Latin.
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Indo-European Root reg-reg-, lengthened-grade *rēg- and Latin rēx
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the king formation and Latin reflex.
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