Etymograph

English

Vasseur

Vasseur comes from French Vasseur, and goes back to Medieval Latin vavassor ‘vassal of the king’.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500vavassor‘vassal of the king’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400vavasour
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentVasseur
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500vavassor‘vassal of the king’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400vavasour
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentVasseur
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin vassus ‘vassal of vassals’

valet, vassal, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Medieval Latin vavassor / Vasseur

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