Where does “valet'tie” come from?
valet'tie (Norman) comes from Norman valeter, from Norman valet, from French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin vassellittus, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos — to leave, abandon, give out.
valet'tie (Norman): gerund of valeter; valeting
Definitions
- gerund of valeter; valeting
Ancestry of “valet'tie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | valeter | to valet |
| 2 | Norman | valet | jack |
| 3 | French | valet | a male attendant of a knight or a lord; officer... |
| 4 | Old French | vaslet | manservant; young gentleman |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | vassellittus | — |
| 6 | Latin | vassallus | vassal; servant |
| 7 | Latin | vassus | vassal of vassals; servant |
| 8 | Gaulish | wassos | young man, squire |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |