English
riel
Riel comes from Portuguese real ‘former currency of Portugal’, from Old Galician-Portuguese real ‘royal’, and ultimately from 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
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēks‘king’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēx‘king’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgālis‘royal’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500real‘royal’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form‘former currency of Portugal’
- Khmermodernរៀល
- Englishtodayriel
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
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēks‘king’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēx‘king’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēgālis‘royal’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500real‘royal’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form‘former currency of Portugal’
- Khmermodernរៀល
- Englishtodayriel
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, rogue, regulate, royalty, resurrection, interrogation, raj, erect, regent, rake, rector, riches, regency, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, richness, rectum, rhesus, rectification, droit, régime, 96 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘ruler, king’
rich, rani, rajah, eldritch, 7 more
through Latin rēx ‘king’
through Latin rēgālis ‘royal’
through Portuguese real ‘former currency of Portugal’
Today it means
noun The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol: ៛
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / riel