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Where does “wadium” come from?

wadium (Latin) comes from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

wadium (Latin): pledge; legal contract; marriage contract

Definitions

  1. pledge; legal contract; marriage contract

Ancestry of “wadium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
2Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “wadium”

  • wadio
  • rewadio
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