Where does “valet” come from?
valet (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian валет, from French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin vassellittus, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos — to leave, abandon, give out.
valet (Crimean Tatar): jack
Definitions
- jack
Ancestry of “valet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | валет | jack |
| 2 | French | valet | a male attendant of a knight or a lord; officer... |
| 3 | Old French | vaslet | manservant; young gentleman |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | vassellittus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vassallus | vassal; servant |
| 6 | Latin | vassus | vassal of vassals; servant |
| 7 | Gaulish | wassos | young man, squire |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |