Etymology

regas

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Today it means: To refill (an appliance such as an air-conditioning unit) with the gases needed for operation. Full definition →

English gas ← Dutch gas ← Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)
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regas · verb, noun1

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  7. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  8. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  9. Dutchgas
  10. Englishgas
  11. English todayregas

From re- + gas.

Regas · proper noun2

  1. Greek · borrowed fromΡέγας
  2. Catalan · borrowed fromRegàs
  3. English todayRegas

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Catalan Regàs, a habitational surname from any of various places named with rec (“irrigation channel”). * Borrowed from Greek Ρέγας (Régas), a variant of Ρήγα (Ríga).

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