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Rix
rix
rix
English
Verb
rix (third-person singular simple present rixes, present participle rixing, simple past and past participle rixed)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To reign.
Derived terms
- rixle
Related terms
Gaulish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”), from *h₃reǵ-. Compare Latin rēx.
Noun
rīx m
Derived terms
rix appears in various Gaulish proper names[1]:
- Vercingetorix
- Dumnorix
- Albiorix
- Adgennorix
- Dagorix
References
- ↑ “-rik-” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, ISBN 90-274-3469-7