Where does “bailis” come from?

bailis (Old French) comes from Old French bailif, from Vulgar Latin baiulivus, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

bailis (Old French): inflection of bailif: ## oblique plural ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of bailif: ## oblique plural ##...

Ancestry of “bailis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbailifbailiff
2Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
3Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
4Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkôEvery word from Latin bāiulusEvery word from Vulgar Latin baiulivus