Where does “baldric” come from?

baldric (English) comes from Old French baldre, from Latin balteus — A belt, girdle.

baldric (English): A belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly...

Definitions

  1. A belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly...

Ancestry of “baldric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaldresword-belt, crossbelt
2LatinbalteusA belt, girdle

Words derived from “baldric”

Every word from Latin balteus →Every word from Old French baldre →