Where does “Baconian” come from?
Baconian derives from English Bacon, from Latin -ius and Latin -um, from Frankish bakō, from Proto-Indo-European -yós and Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-, from Proto-Indo-European -ós.
Baconian (English): Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings
Ancestry of “Baconian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bacon | Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig |
| 2 | Middle English | bacon | Alternative form of bacoun; meat from the back... |
| 3 | Old French | bacon | bacon, salted pork, ham, shank |
| 4 | Frankish | bakō | ham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bakô | back; flitch of bacon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |