Where does “semifeudalism” come from?
semifeudalism (English) comes from English semifeudal, 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.
semifeudalism (English): A semifeudal system
Definitions
- A semifeudal system
Ancestry of “semifeudalism”, step by step
semifeudalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English semifeudal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semifeudal | Having certain aspects of feudalism |
| 2 | English | feudal | Of, or relating to feudalism |
| 3 | Old French | feodal | feudal |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | feodalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | feodum | Alternative form of feudum |
| 6 | Frankish | fehu | livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |