Where does “ֆեոդալ” come from?
ֆեոդալ (Armenian) comes from Russian феода́л, from French féodal, from Old French feodal, from Medieval Latin feodalis, from Latin feodum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
ֆեոդալ (Armenian): feudal lord
Definitions
- feudal lord
Ancestry of “ֆեոդալ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | феода́л | feudal lord |
| 2 | French | féodal | feudal |
| 3 | Old French | feodal | feudal |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | feodalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | feodum | Alternative form of feudum |
| 6 | Frankish | fehu | livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |