Where does “vassallaggio” come from?

vassallaggio (Italian) comes from Old French vasselage, from Latin vassallaticum, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vassallaggio (Italian): vassalage; servitude, bondage

Definitions

  1. vassalage; servitude, bondage

Ancestry of “vassallaggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvasselagevassalage
2Latinvassallaticumvassalage (status of being a vassal)
3Latinvassallusvassal; servant
4Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
5Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
6Proto-Celticwāstosempty
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Gaulish wassos →