Etymology of the English word bailiff
the English word
bailiffderived from the Old French word
baillifderived from the Old French word
bailderived from the French word
baillerderived from the Latin word
baiulare (carry, bear)
derived from the Latin word
baiulus (porter, pall-bearer, carrier of a burden)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
bajuladerived from the Old French word
baillierderived from the Latin word
baiulare (carry, bear)
derived from the Latin word
baiulus (porter, pall-bearer, carrier of a burden)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
bajuladerived from the Old French word
baillisderived from the Latin root
*baiulivusderived from the Latin word
baiulus (porter, pall-bearer, carrier of a burden)
using the Old French prefix
baillif-derived from the Medieval Latin word
bajulivusderived from the Latin word
baiulus (porter, pall-bearer, carrier of a burden)
Date
The earliest known usage of bailiff in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
bumbailiffUsage
Word found in Modern English
