Where does “vasalo” come from?
vasalo (Esperanto) comes from Russian васса́л, from French vassal, from Middle French vassal, from Old French vassal, from Medieval Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos — to leave, abandon, give out.
vasalo (Esperanto): vassal
Definitions
- vassal
Ancestry of “vasalo”, step by step
vasalo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian васса́л
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | васса́л | vassal |
| 2 | French | vassal | vassal; a vassal |
| 3 | Middle French | vassal | vassal |
| 4 | Old French | vassal | vassal |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | vassallus | manservant, domestic, retainer |
| 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 |