Where does “mareșalat” come from?
mareșalat (Romanian) comes from French maréchalat, from French Maréchal, from Middle French mareschal, from Old French mareschal, from Medieval Latin mariscalcus, from Frankish marhskalk, from Proto-Germanic *marhaskalk, from Proto-Germanic *marh — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
mareșalat (Romanian): marshalship
Definitions
- marshalship
Ancestry of “mareșalat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | maréchalat | marshalcy, marshalship |
| 2 | French | Maréchal | marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord) |
| 3 | Middle French | mareschal | marshall |
| 4 | Old French | mareschal | Alternative form of marescal; farrier; military... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | mariscalcus | groom, army commander, court dignitary |
| 6 | Frankish | marhskalk | servant assigned to horses; equerry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |