roi

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French word roi comes from Proto-Indo-European *rek-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (King, ruler.)

*rek- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₃rḗǵs (Proto-Indo-European)

King, ruler.

*rēgs (Proto-Italic)

*rēks (Proto-Italic)

King.

regis (Latin)

rei (Old French)

(Anglo-Norman).

roy (Middle French)

King (male ruler).

roi (French)

(card games) king. (chess) king. King.

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