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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

  1. An obsolete currency in Curaçao, equivalent to...

Ancestry of “reaal”, step by step

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