roy

roy · noun, adjective¹

1. Old French · derived fromroi“king”
2. Middle English · inherited fromroy
3. English todayroy

From Middle English roy, roye, borrowed from Old French roi (“king”). Doublet of rajah, Rex, rex, and rich.

Roy · proper noun²

1. Bengali · borrowed fromরায়
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁rewdʰ-
3. Proto-Celtic · derived from*roudos
4. Old Irish · derived fromrúad
5. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromruadh“red, red-haired”
6. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₃rḗǵs“ruler, king”
7. Latin · derived fromrēx, rēgem
8. Old French · derived fromroi
9. Anglo-Norman · derived fromroy“king”
10. English todayRoy

From various sources: * Anglo-Norman roy (“king”) a variant of Old French roi, from Latin rēx, rēgem from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of Rey. * Scottish Gaelic ruadh (“red, red-haired”) from Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-. * Anglicisation of Bengali রায় (raẏ, surname). Doublet of Rai, rex, and rajah.

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