Where does “royal” come from?

royal (Danish) comes from French royal, from Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

royal (Danish): Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family

Ancestry of “royal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchroyalroyal
2Middle Frenchroialroyal; Alternative form of royal
3Old Frenchroialroyal
4Latinrēgālisregal, royal
5Latinrēxking, ruler
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “royal”

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