English
feudatory
Feudatory comes from Latin feudātōrius ‘feudatory, feudal’, from feudō ‘to enfeoff’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘livestock’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘livestock’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péḱu‘livestock’reconstructed*u-stem of *peḱ-
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fehu‘livestock, cattle’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700same form‘livestock, cattle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfeudum‘fief’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfeudōas feudāre‘to enfeoff’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfeudātōrius‘feudatory, feudal’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016feudatory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘livestock’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péḱu‘livestock’reconstructed*u-stem of *peḱ-
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fehu‘livestock, cattle’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700same form‘livestock, cattle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfeudum‘fief’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfeudōas feudāre‘to enfeoff’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfeudātōrius‘feudatory, feudal’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016feudatory
Earliest quotation: 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire: “Henry VII granted a privilege in 1309 endorsing the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘livestock’
fight, fellow, peculiar, fax, fawn, fain, 26 more
through Proto-Indo-European *péḱu ‘livestock’
cynical, hound, poodle, cynic, pec, pecuniary, chenille, 13 more
through Proto-Germanic *fehu ‘livestock, cattle’
through Frankish *fehu ‘livestock, cattle’
through Latin feudum ‘fief’
Today it means
adj Relating to feudalism, feudal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- / feudatory