Etymograph

English

realis

Realis comes from Late Latin reālis ‘a realist’, from Latin rēs ‘thing’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁- ‘to give, bestow’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)reh₁-1‘to give, bestow’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*reh₁ís2‘wealth, goods’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*reis2‘thing, matter’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēs3‘thing’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEreālis4‘a realist’
  6. Englishtodayrealis4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin res
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Latin realis
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English realis

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)reh₁-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís‘to give, bestow’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*reh₁ísWiktionary, Latin res‘wealth, goods’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*reisWiktionary, Latin res‘thing, matter’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErēsWiktionary, Latin realis‘thing’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEreālisWiktionary, English realis‘a realist’
  6. EnglishtodayrealisWiktionary, English realis

Linked words

through Latin rēs ‘thing’

re, rebus, 20 more

Today it means

noun A category of grammatical moods, the most common of which is the indicative mood, that indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “realis”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís, Latin res, Latin realis. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁- / realis

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