Where does “regalist” come from?
regalist (Romanian) comes from French royaliste, from French royal, from Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regalist (Romanian): royalist
Definitions
- royalist
Ancestry of “regalist”, step by step
regalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French royaliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | royaliste | royalist |
| 2 | French | royal | royal |
| 3 | Middle French | roial | royal; Alternative form of royal |
| 4 | Old French | roial | royal |
| 5 | Latin | rēgālis | regal, royal |
| 6 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Romanian regal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | regal | royal; regal; feast |
| 2 | French | régal | treat, culinary delight |
| 3 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 4 | Old French | galle | — |
| 5 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 6 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |