myEtymology.com: French etymology of royal

Etymology of the French word royal

the Old French word royal

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)

English royal

Dutch reel, English real, French réel, German real, German reell, Italian reale, Italian regale, Lithuanian realus, Norwegian real, Norwegian reel, Polish realny, Portuguese real, Provençal reial, Russian реальный, Spanish real, Swedish real, Swedish rejäl

Word found in Old French