Reconstruction:Latin/baiulivus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From baiulus (“porter”) +‎ -īvus. Eventually attested in Medieval Latin as ballīvus, by this point a borrowing from Old French.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bai̯ˈliːv/

Noun edit

*baiulīvus m (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

An official in charge of a castle; castellan; bailiff.

Descendants edit

Old French: bailif, baillif
- Middle French: baillif, bailli
  - French: bailli
  - Norman: bailli
  - → Irish: báille
  - → Italian: balì
  - → Scottish Gaelic: bàillidh
- Picard: baileu
- Walloon: baileu, bailou, bayî
- → Italian: balivo
- → Middle English: baillif, bailif, balif, bailli, baili, bali, baley
  - English: bailiff
  - Scots: bailie
- → Medieval Latin: ballīvus, baillīvus
  - → Middle Dutch: baliu, baeliu, bailiu, bailliu, baelyou, baeljuw, balgu, beliou
    - Dutch: baljuw
    - → Middle Low German: baliu, baliuw
- → Portuguese: bailio