Where does “Leroy” come from?

Leroy (French) comes from French roi, from Middle French roy, from Old French roi, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Leroy (French): Leroy

Definitions

  1. Leroy

Ancestry of “Leroy”, step by step

Leroy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French roi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchroiking
2Middle Frenchroyking
3Old Frenchroiking
4Latinrēxking, ruler
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via French lé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlébreadth, width; strip, length
2Frenchmoinemonk
3Middle Frenchmoinemonk
4Old Frenchmoniemonk
5Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul

Words derived from “Leroy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →
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