Where does “vavassor” come from?

vavassor (Latin) comes from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vavassor (Latin): subvassal; vassal of the king

Definitions

  1. subvassal; vassal of the king

Ancestry of “vavassor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
2Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
3Proto-Celticwāstosempty
4Proto-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 →