Where does “bauble” come from?

Bauble comes from Middle English babull, from Old French baubel, ultimately derived through Old French bel and Latin bellus from Latin bonus, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning good or fitting.

bauble (English): A cheap showy ornament piece of jewellery; a...

Definitions

A cheap showy ornament piece of jewellery; a...

Ancestry of “bauble”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	bable	—
2	Old French	babel	—
3	Latin	bellus	beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
4	Latin	villus	hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5	Latin	vellus	The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂welh₁-	to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “bauble”

baublery

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →