Where does “reaal” come from?
reaal (English) comes from Dutch reaal, from Spanish real, from Late Latin realis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
reaal (English): An obsolete currency in Curaçao, equivalent to...
Definitions
- An obsolete currency in Curaçao, equivalent to...
Ancestry of “reaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | reaal | reaal |
| 2 | Spanish | real | real; royal; a quarter of a peseta |
| 3 | Late Latin | realis | actual; real, actual |
| 4 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 6 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 7 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |