Etymology of the English word rial
the English word
rialderived from the Persian word
rialderived from the Arabic word
riyalderived from the Spanish word
realderived from the Latin word
res (res; thing; event, affair)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*re-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rē-derived from the Latin word
regalis (royal, regal)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
rex (king)
derived from the Latin word
regere (rule, guide; manage)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
derived from the Andalusian Arabic word
raḥálDate
The earliest known usage of rial in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
