Where does “regalism” come from?
regalism (English) comes from English regal, from Middle English regal, from Old French regal, 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.
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Ancestry of “regalism”, step by step
regalism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English regal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regal | Of or relating to royalty; Befitting a king,... |
| 2 | Middle English | regal | — |
| 3 | Old French | regal | regal |
| 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 Romanian regal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | regal | royal; regal; feast |
| 2 | French | régal | treat, culinary delight |
| 3 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 4 | Old French | galle | — |
| 5 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 6 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |