Unnumbered source etymology
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Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe reigning king. · A male given name from Latin coined in the nineteenth century from Latin rex "king," rarely given today. · A popular name for a dog. · An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēxbor. English Rex From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy.
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