English
corvee
Corvee comes from French corvée, from Late Latin conrogāta ‘corvee, feudal fee’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prokosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocus‘wooer, suitor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocō‘to ask, urge, demand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorrogoas conrogāre‘call together by entreaty’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEconrogāta‘corvee, feudal fee’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcorvée
- Englishtodaycorvee
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prokosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocus‘wooer, suitor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocō‘to ask, urge, demand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorrogoas conrogāre‘call together by entreaty’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEconrogāta‘corvee, feudal fee’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcorvée
- Englishtodaycorvee
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
prayer, pray, precarious, postulate, deprecation, 25 more
through Latin rogō ‘ask’
rogue, arrogant, interrogation, arrogance, derogatory, prerogative, derogation, 13 more
Today it means
noun Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- / corvee