Where does “basoche” come from?

basoche (French) comes from Old French basoche, from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

basoche (French): the guild of legal clerks of the Paris court system under the pre-revolutionary French monarchy, from among whom legal representatives (procureurs) were recruited; basoche

Definitions

  1. the guild of legal clerks of the Paris court system under the pre-revolutionary French monarchy, from among whom legal representatives (procureurs) were recruited; basoche

Ancestry of “basoche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbasoche—
2Latinbasilicabasilica; church; oblong hall with colonnade as a...
3Ancient Greekβασιλικήbasilica; royal thing; royal
4Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
5Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king

Words derived from “basoche”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλική →
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