English
homager
Homager comes from Old French homage ‘oath’, and goes back to Medieval Latin homināticum ‘homage’.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500homināticum‘homage’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400homage‘oath’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘an oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their vassal’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500homager‘a vassal’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500homināticum‘homage’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400homage‘oath’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘an oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their vassal’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500homager‘a vassal’
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from homage + -er
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ ‘human’
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Latin homō ‘a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal’
Medieval Latin homināticum ‘homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'’
Old French homage ‘oath’
Middle English homage ‘an oath of loyalty to a liege performed by…’
English homage
Every English word from Medieval Latin homināticum
Today it means
noun One who pays feudal homage, hence a vassal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin homināticum / homager