loyal
English
/ˈlɔɪəl/
adj
Definitions
- Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
- Faithful to a person or cause.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French loyal derived from Old French leal, leial, loial derived from Latin lēgālis (legal).
Origin
Latin
lēgālis
Gloss
legal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- legal English
- loyalism English
- loyalist English
- loyalization English
- loyalize English
- loyally English
- loyalness English
- nonloyal English
- superloyalist English
- ultraloyalist English
- unloyal English
- unloyally English
- illegalis Latin
- illēgālis Latin
- lēgālis Latin
- legal German
- loyal German
- loyal French
- loyauté French
- légal French
- legal Spanish, Castilian
- legal Portuguese
- legalny Polish
- legal Danish
- leal, leial, loial Old French
- leial Old French
- loial Old French
- loyal Old French
- legal Catalan, Valencian
- lleial Catalan, Valencian
- legal Galician
- légal Norman
- легален Bulgarian
- loyal Middle French
- ლოიალური Georgian
- lleal Asturian
- llegal Asturian
- legâl Friulian
- leâl Friulian
- łegałe Venetian