Where does “vassalo” come from?

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

vassalo (Portuguese): vassal; subordinate

Definitions

  1. vassal; subordinate

Ancestry of “vassalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevassalovassal; subject
2Medieval Latinvassallusmanservant, domestic, retainer
3Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
4Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
5Proto-Celticwāstosempty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vassalo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Gaulish wassos →