Where does “Hommage” come from?
Hommage (German) comes from French hommage, from Old French homage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm.
Hommage (German): homage
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Hommage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hommage | homage |
| 2 | Old French | homage | oath; pledge |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | hominaticum | homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'; homage |
| 4 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 5 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |