royal

royal · adjective, noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromrēgālis
2. Old French · derived fromroial
3. Middle English · inherited fromroyal
4. English todayroyal

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real, Italian reale, Catalan reial. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

Royal · proper noun, noun²

1. Old English · inherited fromryge“rye”
2. English todayRoyal

A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge (“rye”) + hyll (“hill”), and Royle, rā (“roe”) + hyll (“hill”).

Royal · proper noun, noun, adjective³

Capitalization of royal.

Words from the same roots