Where does “royalness” come from?
royalness (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.
royalness (English): Quality of being royal
Definitions
- Quality of being royal
Ancestry of “royalness”, step by step
royalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English royal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | royal | Of or relating to a monarch or their family;... |
| 2 | Middle English | royal | royal, of a king; kinglike, reminiscent of a... |
| 3 | Old French | roial | royal |
| 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 English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |