Where does “feudalism” come from?
feudalism (Romanian) comes from Italian feudalismo, from French féodalisme, from French féodal, from Old French feodal, from Medieval Latin feodalis, from Latin feodum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
feudalism (Romanian): feudalism
Ancestry of “feudalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | feudalismo | — |
| 2 | French | féodalisme | feudalism |
| 3 | French | féodal | feudal |
| 4 | Old French | feodal | feudal |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | feodalis | — |
| 6 | Latin | feodum | Alternative form of feudum |
| 7 | Frankish | fehu | livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |