(declension-3, derogatory) despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually divided)
(Late-Latin, declension-3) king
Tính thường xuyên
Phát âm là (IPA)
[ˈreːks]
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Italic *rēks
Latin rēx
From Proto-Italic *rēks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king, ruler”). Cognates include Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan, “king”) and Old Irish rí (“king”).