Where does “Real” come from?

Real (German) comes from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Real (German): real former Spanish currency unit

Definitions

  1. real former Spanish currency unit

Ancestry of “Real”, step by step

Real traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin reālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreālisreal
2Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
3Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
4Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
5Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Late Latin realis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinrealisactual; real, actual
2Classical Latinrēs

Words derived from “Real

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-