Where does “half-royal” come from?
half-royal (English) comes from English royal, from Middle English royal, 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.
half-royal (English): A special kind of millboard or pasteboard
Definitions
- A special kind of millboard or pasteboard
Ancestry of “half-royal”, step by step
half-royal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English royal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | royal | Of or relating to a monarch or their family;... |
| 2 | Middle English | royal | royal, of a king; kinglike, reminiscent of a... |
| 3 | Old French | roial | royal |
| 4 | Latin | rēgālis | regal, royal |
| 5 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English half
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | half | Consisting of a half; Consisting of some... |
| 2 | Middle English | half | half |
| 3 | Old English | healf | side; half; partly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *halb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |