Where does “bakgat” come from?

bakgat (English) comes from Afrikaans bak, from Dutch bak, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus — Forms comparative adjectives.

bakgat (English): Great, good, fine, excellent

Definitions

  1. Great, good, fine, excellent

Ancestry of “bakgat”, step by step

bakgat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbakcovered bowl, basin; tub, vat; to bake
2Dutchbaka container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a...
3Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
4Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
5Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
6Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
7Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
8Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
9English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
10Latin-āceusaceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
11Latin-āxish, -y
12Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
13Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
14Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives

via Afrikaans gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansgathole; perforation; gap; opening; hole or hollowed...
2Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
3Middle Dutchgat—
4Old Dutchgat—
5Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—
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