Where does “real” come from?
real (Middle English) comes from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
real (Middle English): real, true, factual; concerning possessions;...
Definitions
- real, true, factual; concerning possessions;...
Ancestry of “real”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | reel | — |
| 2 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 5 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 6 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “real”