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
Ancestry of “regalist”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | rēx | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |