Where does “royaliste” come from?

royaliste (French) comes from French royal, from Middle French roial, 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.

royaliste (French): royalist

Definitions

  1. royalist

Ancestry of “royaliste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchroyalroyal
2Middle Frenchroialroyal; Alternative form of royal
3Old Frenchroialroyal
4Latinrēgālisregal, royal
5Latinrēxking, ruler
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “royaliste”

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