Where does “omagia” come from?
omagia (Romanian) comes from Romanian omagiu, from Italian omaggio, from Old French homage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ.
omagia (Romanian): to render homage
Definitions
- to render homage
Ancestry of “omagia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | omagiu | homage in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to his or her lord |
| 2 | Italian | omaggio | homage, tribute |
| 3 | Old French | homage | oath; pledge |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | hominaticum | homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'; homage |
| 5 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 6 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |