Where does “badine” come from?

badine (English) comes from French badine, from French badiner, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

badine (English): A short, decorated switch or rod, carried by the...

Definitions

  1. A short, decorated switch or rod, carried by the...

Ancestry of “badine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbadinefeminine singular of badin; switch; a small bendy...
2Frenchbadinerto jest, joke
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
Every word from Old French -ier →Every word from French -er →Every word from Middle French -er →