Where does “royaume” come from?

royaume (French) comes from Old French reaume, from Old French real, from Old French regiel, from Latin regalis, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

royaume (French): kingdom

Definitions

  1. kingdom

Ancestry of “royaume”, step by step

royaume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French reaume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchreaumekingdom
2Old Frenchrealroyal; Alternative form of roial
3Old Frenchregiel—
4Latinregalisregal, royal; of or pertaining to a king
5Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Latin regimen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregimencontrol, steering; directing; rule; governance
2Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
3Proto-Italicregō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright

Words derived from “royaume”

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