Where does “real” come from?

real (Old French) comes 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.

real (Old French): royal; Alternative form of roial

Definitions

  1. royal; Alternative form of roial

Ancestry of “real”, step by step

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

Words derived from “real”

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