Where does “valetry” come from?
valetry (English) comes from English valet, from Middle French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin vassellittus, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos — to leave, abandon, give out.
valetry (English): The status or office of valet
Definitions
- The status or office of valet
Ancestry of “valetry”, step by step
valetry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English valet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valet | A man's personal male attendant, responsible for... |
| 2 | Middle French | valet | manservant; attendant |
| 3 | Old French | vaslet | manservant; young gentleman |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | vassellittus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vassallus | vassal; servant |
| 6 | Latin | vassus | vassal of vassals; servant |
| 7 | Gaulish | wassos | young man, squire |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |