roy
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A king.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English roy derived from Old French roi (king).
Origin
Old French
roi
Gloss
king
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
王
Emoji
👑 🦁
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- regem, rex Latin
- rēgem Latin
- rēgem, rēx, rex Latin
- roy Middle English
- roi Old French
- rouai Norman
- roué Norman
- roy Middle French