Where does “vaselagiu” come from?
vaselagiu (Romanian) comes from French vasselage, from Old French vasselage, 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.
vaselagiu (Romanian): vassalage
Definitions
- vassalage
Ancestry of “vaselagiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vasselage | vassalage |
| 2 | Old French | vasselage | vassalage |
| 3 | Latin | vassallaticum | vassalage (status of being a vassal) |
| 4 | Latin | vassallus | vassal; servant |
| 5 | Latin | vassus | vassal of vassals; servant |
| 6 | Gaulish | wassos | young man, squire |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |