Etymograph

English

realizational

Realizational comes from French réalisation ‘realization, fulfilment’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentréalisation1‘realization, fulfilment’
  2. English1500–presentrealization1
  3. Englishtodayrealizational1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English realizational

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentréalisationWiktionary, English realizational‘realization, fulfilment’
  2. English1500–presentrealizationWiktionary, English realizational
  3. EnglishtodayrealizationalWiktionary, English realizational

A compound of real ‘real’ + réaliser ‘to direct (a movie)’

Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁- ‘to give’

Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís ‘wealth, goods’

Proto-Italic *reis ‘thing, matter’

Classical Latin rēs ‘thing, object, stuff’

Latin reālis ‘actual, substantial, that actually exists’

Old French reel

French real ‘real’

Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁- ‘to give’

Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís ‘wealth, goods’

Proto-Italic *reis ‘thing, matter’

Classical Latin rēs ‘thing, object, stuff’

Latin reālis ‘actual, substantial, that actually exists’

Old French reel

French real ‘real’

French réaliser ‘to direct (a movie)’

Linked words

through French réalisation ‘realization, fulfilment’

realisation, 3 more

Today it means

adj Relating to realization.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “realizational”. 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 / French réalisation / realizational