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Where does “bayman” come from?

bayman (English) comes from English Bay, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

bayman (English): One of the earliest European settlers of the...

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  1. One of the earliest European settlers of the...

Ancestry of “bayman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBay—
2Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
3Frenchbaibay
4Old Frenchbaibay-colored
5Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow
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