Etymograph

English

rigaree

Rigaree comes from Italian rigare ‘to rule’, from riga ‘line’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hreyk-1‘to line up’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hréyk-ō ~ *Hrik-nés1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīgǭ2‘row, line’reconstructed
  4. Lombardicmodernrīga3‘line, row’
  5. Old Italianmodernriga3
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentriga2‘line’
  7. Italianc. 1300–presentrigare2‘to rule’
  8. Englishtodayrigaree2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English rigaree
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Italian riga

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hreyk-Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ‘to line up’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hréyk-ō ~ *Hrik-nésWiktionary, Proto-Germanic *rīgǭreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīgǭWiktionary, English rigaree‘row, line’reconstructed
  4. LombardicmodernrīgaWiktionary, Italian riga‘line, row’
  5. Old ItalianmodernrigaWiktionary, Italian riga
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentrigaWiktionary, English rigaree‘line’
  7. Italianc. 1300–presentrigareWiktionary, English rigaree‘to rule’
  8. EnglishtodayrigareeWiktionary, English rigaree

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk- ‘to line up’

rowed

through Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ ‘row, line’

row, 1 more

Today it means

noun Parallel scores on a raised band, tear, or collar produced using ridges on the edge of a metal wheel.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rigaree”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, Italian riga. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk- / rigaree

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