Английский Этимологический словарь - real (adj.)

- early 14c., from O.Fr. reel, from L.L. realis "actual," from L. res "matter, thing," of unknown origin. Real estate is first recorded 1666; realism (opposed to idealism in philosophy, art, etc.) is from 1817, after Fr. rйalisme. Realistic is from 1856. Reality is from 1550 (originally a legal term in the sense of "fixed property"), from M.L. realitas, from L.L. realis; meaning "real existence" is from 1647. Noun phrase real time is from 1953; get real, usually an interjection, was U.S. college slang in 1960s, reached wide popularity c.1987.