Where does “regally” come from?

Regally comes from Middle English -ly added to Middle English regel, from Middle Dutch regel, derived from Latin regula meaning rule or straight edge, with the -alis suffix from Latin ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.

regally (English): In a regal manner, in the way of, or befitting,...

Definitions

  1. In a regal manner, in the way of, or befitting,...

Ancestry of “regally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregalOf or relating to royalty; Befitting a king,...
2Middle Englishregal—
3Old Frenchregalregal
4Latinrēgālisregal, royal
5Latinrēxking, ruler
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →