English
Roy
Roy comes from Anglo-Norman roy ‘king’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘ruler, king’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēx
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400roi
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400roy‘king’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003Roy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘ruler, king’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēx
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400roi
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400roy‘king’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003Roy
Earliest quotation: 2003, Minette Walters, Disordered Minds: “- - - The real pity is that the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, director, source, region, regular, rule, direction, address, direct, correct, dress, rank, regime, arrangement, radar, realm, arrange, rack, ana, regulate, resurrection, riches, raj, erect, rogue, regent, interrogation, rake, rector, richness, regency, royalty, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, rectum, rhesus, rectification, incorrigible, régime, 96 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘ruler, king’
rich, rani, regalia, rajah, eldritch, 7 more
through Latin rēx
real, royal, rex, regal, riel, 6 more
through Old French roi
Today it means
name A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.