gaggio
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈɡad.d͡ʒo/
noun
Definitions
- pledge, guarantee
- (law) deposit, security, guaranty guarantee that debt will be paid, property relinquished to ensure this
- wage, salary
- (figurative) reward, prize
Etymology
Derived from French gage (pledge, guarantee) derived from Old French gage (wage) derived from Frankish *waddi.
Origin
Frankish
*waddi
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wadium Latin
- Gage German
- ingaggiare Italian
- ingaggiatore Italian
- reingaggiare Italian
- ringaggiare Italian
- gage Dutch, Flemish
- engager French
- gage French
- gager French
- gage Old French
- morgage Old French
- gagi Norman
- gage Middle French
- *waddi Frankish
- *waddī, *wadi Frankish
- Gaasch Low German