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Where does “royalism” come from?

royalism (English) comes from English royal, from Middle English royal, from Old French roial, 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.

royalism (English): Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the...

Definitions

  1. Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the...

Ancestry of “royalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroyalOf or relating to a monarch or their family;...
2Middle Englishroyalroyal, of a king; kinglike, reminiscent of a...
3Old Frenchroialroyal
4Latinrēgālis—
5Latinrēx—
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “royalism”

  • antiroyalism
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