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Where does “vassalatge” come from?

vassalatge (Old Occitan) comes from Latin vassallaticum, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vassalatge (Old Occitan): vassalage; vassaldom

Definitions

  1. vassalage; vassaldom

Ancestry of “vassalatge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvassallaticum—
2Latinvassallusvassal; servant
3Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
4Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
5Proto-Celticwāstosempty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
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