Where does “baillival” come from?

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

baillival (French): bailiff

Definitions

  1. bailiff

Ancestry of “baillival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaillia bailiff: an appointee of the king administering...
2Old Frenchbailifbailiff
3Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
4Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin baiulivus →