Where does “bribery” come from?
Bribery comes from Old French briberie, formed from briber with the suffix -erie, ultimately derived from Latin -arius and Proto-Indo-European -yós.
bribery (English): the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to...
Definitions
- the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to...
Ancestry of “bribery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ery | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the... |
| 2 | French | -erie | denoting a shop selling a certain product;... |
| 3 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 4 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |