Where does “balivo” come from?

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

balivo (Italian): bailiff

Definitions

  1. bailiff

Ancestry of “balivo”, step by step

balivo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French bailif

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

via Czech balit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbalitto pack
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin baiulivus →
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