The History of English Podcast cover image

Episode 7: More Indo-European Words

The History of English Podcast

00:00

The Indo European Word, Rach, Is the Root of Regulate and Regulate

In the words of the original indo europeans, we find a word which has been reconstructed as rech. This word also apparently referred to another kind of powerful leader - an officer other than a tribal chief. The same root can be found in lots of words in modern english and other Indo-European languages. So for example, in latin we have the word rex, which meant king in and we see that word occasionally in english. We even see it in the word terex for a dinosaur, meaning literally, king of the dinosaurs.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app