Where does “riyal” come from?
riyal (English) comes from Arabic رِيَال, 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.
riyal (English): The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Definitions
- The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Ancestry of “riyal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | رِيَال | riyal |
| 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 |