real

real · adjective, adverb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
2. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
3. Proto-Italic*reis
4. Classical Latinrēs
5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
7. Late Latinreālis
8. Old Frenchree
9. Middle Englishreal
10. English todayreal

From Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of realis. In modern times, likely strengthened by or conflated with the use of the prefix re-, analyzable as re- + -al.

real · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromrēgālis“regal, royal”
2. Spanish · borrowed fromreal“royal”
3. English todayreal

Borrowed from Spanish real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.

real · noun, noun³

1. Latin · derived fromrēgālis“regal; royal”
2. Portuguese · borrowed fromreal“royal”
3. English todayreal

From Portuguese real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal; royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.

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