Etymology

vadium

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Today it means: A pledge or security; bail. Full definition →

Medieval Latin wadium ← Frankish *wadja ← Proto-Germanic *wadją
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*wadją“pledge”
  2. Frankish · derived from*wadja
  3. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromwadium
  4. English todayvadium

From Medieval Latin wadium, from Frankish *wadja, from Proto-Germanic *wadją (“pledge”); akin to Old English wedd (“pledge”). More at wed.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinwadium all →

wage

Proto-Germanic*wadją all →

wageengagegage

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