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- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
- Proto-Italic*regō
- Latinregere
- Spanishregir
- Spanishregidor
- English todayregidor
Borrowed from Spanish regidor.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
regidor
Today it means: A position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (member of municipal legislative body). Full definition →
Spanish regidor ← Latin regere ← Proto-Italic *regō