roi
Old French
/roj/
noun
Definitions
- king
- (chess) king
Etymology
Inherited from Latin rēgem, rēx, rex.
Origin
Latin
rēgem, rēx, rex
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- roy English
- regem, rex Latin
- rēgem Latin
- rēgem, rēx, rex Latin
- re Italian
- rege Italian
- roi French
- roi, le roi French
- rey Spanish, Castilian
- *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Indo-European
- roy Middle English
- rege Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- rouai Norman
- roué Norman
- Filles du Roy Middle French
- roy Middle French
- rei Old Portuguese
- rai Romansh
- raig Romansh
- retg Romansh
- rètg Romansh
- rei Asturian
- re Friulian
- rei Old Occitan
- rey Old Occitan
- errege Basque
- ra Dalmatian
- rei Mirandese
- rei Old Catalan