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Where does “feodum” come from?

feodum (Latin) comes from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

feodum (Latin): Alternative form of feudum

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of feudum

Ancestry of “feodum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfehulivestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;...
2Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “feodum”

  • feudal
  • feudalism
  • feudatory
  • feudalistic
  • semifeudal
  • feudalist
  • feudalization
  • feudally
  • antifeudal
  • neofeudal
  • postfeudal
  • unfeudal
  • prefeudal
  • nonfeudal
  • neofeudalism
  • defeudalize
  • feudalize
  • antifeudalism
  • neofeudalistic
  • neofeudalist
  • unfeudalize
  • cyberfeudalism
  • protofeudalism
  • feudatorius
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