Where does “roial” come from?

roial (Middle French) comes 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.

roial (Middle French): royal; Alternative form of royal

Definitions

  1. royal; Alternative form of royal

Ancestry of “roial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroialroyal
2Latinrēgālisregal, royal
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “roial”

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