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Where does “bakkie” come from?

bakkie (English) comes from Afrikaans bakkie, from Afrikaans bak, from Dutch bak, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea — forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...

bakkie (English): A pick-up truck or ute, generally open, possibly...

Definitions

  1. A pick-up truck or ute, generally open, possibly...

Ancestry of “bakkie”, step by step

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