Where does “bailli” come from?

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

bailli (French): a bailiff: an appointee of the king administering...

Definitions

  1. a bailiff: an appointee of the king administering...

Ancestry of “bailli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbailifbailiff
2Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
3Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
4Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “bailli

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkôEvery word from Latin bāiulusEvery word from Vulgar Latin baiulivus