Etymograph

English

Fitzroy

Fitzroy comes from Anglo-Norman fitz ‘son 􂀿of the􂁀 king’.

  1. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400fitz‘son 􂀿of the􂁀 king’
  2. EnglishtodayFitzroy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400fitz‘son 􂀿of the􂁀 king’
  2. EnglishtodayFitzroy

Equivalent to Fitz- + roy

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’

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Proto-Italic *fīlios ‘son’

Latin fīlius ‘son’

Old French fiz

Anglo-Norman fitz

English Fitz-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

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Proto-Italic *rēks ‘king’

Latin rēx ‘king, ruler’

Old French roi ‘king’

Middle English roy

English roy

Every English word from Anglo-Norman fitz

Today it means

name A patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Anglo-Norman fitz / Fitzroy

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