Where does “underbailiff” come from?

underbailiff (English) comes from English bailiff, from Old French baillif, from Old French bailif, from Vulgar Latin baiulivus, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

underbailiff (English): A subordinate bailiff

Definitions

  1. A subordinate bailiff

Ancestry of “underbailiff”, step by step

underbailiff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bailiff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbailiffAn officer of the court, "particularly"; A public...
2Old Frenchbaillif—
3Old Frenchbailifbailiff
4Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
5Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin baiulivus →