Where does “bajocco” come from?

bajocco (English) comes from Italian baiocco, from Italian baio, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

bajocco (English): A coin, originally copper, later silver, issued...

Definitions

  1. A coin, originally copper, later silver, issued...

Ancestry of “bajocco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbaioccobajocco; dough
2Italianbaiobay
3Old Frenchbaibay-colored
4Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bodyos →Every word from Latin badius →Every word from Old French bai →