regional

/ˈɹidʒənəl/REE-juh-nuhl

Meaningrelating to region

Common meaning: relating to region (inferred)

regto keep straight; to steer or ruleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1551 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result
aladjective ending: relating to

Journey through time

Latinregio‘a direction, district’source
Frenchregion‘a region’source
Englishregion‘an area of a country or the world’
Englishformed in English from regionregional‘relating to region (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to region. It can be inferred from any of: region.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from region + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

regō, rēxī, rēctum Latin “to keep straight; to steer or rule”

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