realm English · revision 13174

− It is Middle English reaume, rem, later realme,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline) [[bor|fro|reaume|t=kingdom]], realme (modern French royaume),^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002) probably from Gallo-Romance *regiminem, formed on Latin regimen, rule, government (see [[regimen]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) or perhaps from Vulgar Latin *regalimen, a kingdom, from rēgālis.^(Etymonline) The -l- came from the influence of Old French reial, royal (Latin rēgālis; see [[regal]], [[royal]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) and the spelling realm became standard about 1600.^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(Etymonline)