Where does “Baltazar” come from?
Baltazar (English) comes from English Balthazar, from Latin Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ, from Biblical Hebrew בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר, from Akkadian Bēl-šarra-uṣur, from Akkadian bēlum, from Proto-Semitic *baʕl- — husband, master, lord.
Ancestry of “Baltazar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Balthazar | A very large wine bottle with the capacity of... |
| 2 | Latin | Balthasar | — |
| 3 | Latin | Baltassar | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Βαλτάσαρ | — |
| 5 | Biblical Hebrew | בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | Bēl-šarra-uṣur | Belshazzar, son of the last king of Babylon |
| 7 | Akkadian | bēlum | lord |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | *baʕl- | husband, master, lord |