English
royalize
From royal + -ize.
Formed from royal + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
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Latin rēx ‘king’
Latin rēgālis ‘regal’
Old French roial
Middle English royal ‘royal’
English royal
Today it means
verb To make (someone) royal or royalist.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “royalize”. 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 / royalize