Where does “bailey” come from?
Bailey comes from Old French baile, derived from Latin baiulare, which traces to Latin vallum and ultimately Proto-Indo-European roots wel-, wal-, and welH-.
bailey (English): The outer wall of a feudal castle; The space...
Definitions
- The outer wall of a feudal castle; The space...
Ancestry of “bailey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | baillier | to deliver, hand over, give; to lend, lease; to... |
| 2 | Latin | bāiulō | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |