Where does “roialtee” come from?
roialtee (Middle English) comes from Old French roiauté, from Latin rēgālitās, 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.
roialtee (Middle English): Alternative form of royalte
Definitions
- Alternative form of royalte
Ancestry of “roialtee”, step by step
roialtee traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French roiauté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | roiauté | — |
| 2 | Latin | rēgālitās | royal dignity, royalty, regality |
| 3 | Latin | rēgālis | regal, royal |
| 4 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Old French roialté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | roialté | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | regalitatem | — |
| 3 | Latin | regalitas | royal dignity, royalty, regality |