re

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈre/, /ˈrɛ/

noun
Definitions
  • king, male monarch
  • (chess) king
  • (figuratively) king, magnate man who excels in something

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rēgem inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (king, ruler, rules), *h₃reǵ- (straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵ-

Gloss

straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

線

Emoji
👉️ 🤜

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