Where does “Baltimore” come from?
Baltimore derives from Irish baile, from Old Irish bal, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-, originally meaning a swelling or growing thing, applied to settlements and homesteads.
Baltimore (English): Synonym of Baltimore oriole
Definitions
- Synonym of Baltimore oriole
Ancestry of “Baltimore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | baile | home; settlement; genitive singular of bail |
| 2 | English | ballet | A classical form of dance; A theatrical... |
| 3 | French | ballet | ballet |
| 4 | Middle French | ballet | — |
| 5 | Italian | balletto | Diminutive of ballo; short dance; ballet; ballet... |
| 6 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 7 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 8 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 9 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |