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Where does “feudalismo” come from?

feudalismo (Italian) comes from French féodalisme, from French féodal, from Old French feodal, from Medieval Latin feodalis, from Latin feodum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “feudalismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchféodalismefeudalism
2Frenchféodalfeudal
3Old Frenchfeodalfeudal
4Medieval Latinfeodalis—
5LatinfeodumAlternative form of feudum
6Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
7Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “feudalismo”

  • feudalism
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