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Where does “neofeudalism” come from?

neofeudalism (English) comes from English feudalism, from English feudal, from Old French feodal, from Medieval Latin feodalis, from Latin feodum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

neofeudalism (English): The contemporary rebirth of policies of...

Definitions

  1. The contemporary rebirth of policies of...

Ancestry of “neofeudalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeudalismA social system based on personal ownership of...
2EnglishfeudalOf, or relating to feudalism
3Old Frenchfeodalfeudal
4Medieval Latinfeodalis—
5LatinfeodumAlternative form of feudum
6Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
7Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
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