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Where does “hommage” come from?

hommage (English) comes from French hommage, from Old French homage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm.

hommage (English): A homage, especially something in an artwork...

Definitions

  1. A homage, especially something in an artwork...

Ancestry of “hommage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhommagehomage
2Old Frenchhomageoath; pledge
3Medieval Latinhominaticumhomage, the service of a vassal or 'man'; homage
4Latinhomō—
5Old Latinhemō—
6Proto-Italichemōman
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
9Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
10Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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