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Where does “里亞爾” come from?

里亞爾 (Chinese) comes from Persian ریال, from Italian reale, from Spanish real, from Late Latin realis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

里亞爾 (Chinese): rial; riyal

Definitions

  1. rial; riyal

Ancestry of “里亞爾”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianریالrial
2Italianrealereal; flagship of a fleet personally commanded by...
3Spanishrealreal; royal; a quarter of a peseta
4Late Latinrealisactual; real, actual
5Latinrēs—
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicō—
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcō—
10Latin-tiō—
11Latindissertātiō—
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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