Etymology of the English word champerty
the English word
champertyderived from the Anglo-French word
champartiederived from the Old French word
champartderived from the French word
champderived from the Medieval Latin word
campus (plain; level field, surface)
derived from the Old French word
partderived from the Latin word
pars (part; part, region; share; role; office, function)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perÉ™-derived from the Medieval Latin word
camparsderived from the Latin word
campiDate
The earliest known usage of champerty in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
