Where does “regal” come from?

regal (Romanian) comes from French régal, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

regal (Romanian): royal; regal; feast

Definitions

  1. royal; regal; feast

Ancestry of “regal”, step by step

regal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French régal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrégaltreat, culinary delight
2Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
3Old Frenchgalle—
4Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
5Gaulishgallāvessel
6Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Latin rēgālis

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

Words derived from “regal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →