Where does “homager” come from?
homager (English) comes from English homage, from Middle English homage, from Old French homage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ.
homager (English): One who pays feudal homage, hence a vassal
Definitions
- One who pays feudal homage, hence a vassal
Ancestry of “homager”, step by step
homager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homage | A demonstration of respect, such as towards an... |
| 2 | Middle English | homage | An oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their... |
| 3 | Old French | homage | oath; pledge |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | hominaticum | homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'; homage |
| 5 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 6 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Middle English homager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | homager | A vassal; one who pledges allegiance to a feudal... |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |