Where does “Roy” come from?

Roy comes from Anglo-Norman roy, from Old French roi, from Latin rex, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-, meaning to rule or direct.

Roy (English): A king

Definitions

  1. A king

Ancestry of “Roy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanroyking; Alternative form of roi
2Old Frenchroiking
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Roy”

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