Latin

regō

‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin regō.

76 English words in this record descend from Latin regō, most familiar first.

• director ← directeur ← dīrēctōrem ← dīrēctus ← dīrigō
• source ← sours ← sorse ← surgō ← surrigō
• region ← regioun ← regiun ← regiō
• rule ← reule ← riule ← regula
• direction ← direccioun ← direccion ← dīrēctiō ← dīrigō
• address ← adressen ← adrecier ← drecier ← *dīrēctiāre
• direct ← dīrēctus ← dīrigō
• dress ← dressen ← dresser ← *dīrēctiāre ← dīrēctus
• regional ← regiōnālis ← regiō
• resource ← ressource ← resourse ← resourdre ← resurgō
• regime ← regimen
• realm ← rewme ← reaume ← regimen

More words from regō

• directory
• regiment
• regulate
• ruler
• resurrection
• erect
• regent
• dresser
• regimen
• insurrection
• rectify
• rectum
• undress
• erectile
• dressage
• irregularity
• rectification
• incorrigible
• droit
• erectus
• dirge
• recto
• regula
• erector
• rectus
• rectitude
• derecho
• regio
• corregidor
• corrigendum
• rection
• resurge
• sord
• porrect
• sourd
• ruly
• dirigiste
• dirigisme
• rectorate
• surgent
• arrect
• arrector
• assurgent
• correctio
• corregimiento
• corrigate
• corrigative
• directorium
• irregulous
• irregible
• porrectus
• rectrix
• regimina
• rectitudinous
• rectificate
• reglementary
• regible
• rectitudinarian
• regionary
• regulize
• rectitudinal
• rillette
• surgation
• surrect
• correct
• rail

Etymograph / Latin regō