bidello

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • caretaker, janitor

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bedel (policeman, officer in minor judicial affairs) derived from Frankish *bidil (candidate, volunteer) derived from Proto-Germanic *bidilaz (seeker), *bidjaną (ask, beseech, request, ask for) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ- (barrel, bucket, pot, command) derived from Frankish *budil (herald, messenger of justice, beadle, official representative) derived from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (herald, messenger), *beudaną (offer, present, beg, ask, bid, announce) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (be awake, wake, rise up, aware, perceive fully, make aware, awake, be aware, comprehend, observe, fully perceive, keep watch, be wake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewdʰ-

Gloss

be awake, wake, rise up, aware, perceive fully, make aware, awake, be aware, comprehend, observe, fully perceive, keep watch, be wake

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

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