Where does “boyardom” come from?
boyardom (English) comes from English DOM, from English dominance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
boyardom (English): Boyars collectively
Definitions
- Boyars collectively
Ancestry of “boyardom”, step by step
boyardom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English boyar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boyar | A member of a rank of aristocracy in Russia,... |
| 2 | Russian | боя́ре | — |
| 3 | Russian | боя́рин | feudal lord |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | боꙗринъ | — |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | болꙗринъ | aristocrat, nobleman, boyar |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | bojь | battle, fight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoyh₂ós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |