Where does “vavasour” come from?
vavasour (English) comes from Middle English vavasour, from Old French vavasour, from Medieval Latin vavassor, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
vavasour (English): a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a...
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- a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a...
Ancestry of “vavasour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | vavasour | — |
| 2 | Old French | vavasour | vavasour |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | vavassor | subvassal; vassal of the king |
| 4 | Latin | vassus | vassal of vassals; servant |
| 5 | Gaulish | wassos | young man, squire |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |
Words derived from “vavasour”