'right-wing' originates from the French term 'droit' meaning 'right' and 'aile' meaning 'wing', used during the French Revolution to describe the seating arrangement in the National Assembly.

'droit' and 'aile' were used in the French Revolution to describe the conservative faction, which sat on the right side of the assembly, eventually becoming the modern English term 'right-wing'.

Initially, it referred to the seating position in the assembly, but over time it evolved into its current meaning of conservative political ideology.