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Where does “royalistic” come from?

royalistic (English) comes from English royalist, from Danish royal, from French royal, from Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

royalistic (English): of or pertaining to royalism or royalists

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to royalism or royalists

Ancestry of “royalistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroyalistA monarchist or supporter of a particular royal...
2Danishroyal—
3Frenchroyalroyal
4Middle Frenchroialroyal; Alternative form of royal
5Old Frenchroialroyal
6Latinrēgālis—
7Latinrēx—
8Proto-Italicrēksking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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