regulus

regulus

‘bright white star in constellation Leo’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    Mod.Lat. rex ‘king’ < rehg < reg- < Tamil aracaṉ

English words derived from Tamil aracaṉ connoting 'rule'

maharajah

raj

raja, rajah

incorrigible

rack

bishopric

abrogate

arrogate

interrogate

rogation

subrogate

subrogation

surrogate

prerogative

arrogant

derogate

derogatory

prorogue

adroit

royal

viceroy

rail

rake no(1)

rake-no(2)

rakish

rank

maratha

rule

realm

derecho

regicide

regimen

regiment

reckon

anorectic

anorexia

correct

direct

erect

reck

reckless

rectangle

rectify

rectilinear

rectitude

recto-n

recto

rector

rectum

interregnum

regular

regulate

regime

address

dress

reign

reich

rex

Henry

country

real

regal

regent

region

rich

Dietrich

eldritch

Eric

Frederick

alaric

right

resurgent

surge

sord

risorgimento

source

arch-

-arch

Archbishop

anarch

archaic

archangel

archaeo

Archaeology

Archon

-archy

Tetrarch

scholarch

anarchy

archaean

alert

corvee