Where does “bayness” come from?
bayness (English) comes from English Bay, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.
bayness (English): The quality of being bay in colour
Definitions
- The quality of being bay in colour
Ancestry of “bayness”, step by step
bayness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bay | A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline |
| 2 | French | baie | berry; bay; feminine singular of bai |
| 3 | French | bai | bay |
| 4 | Old French | bai | bay-colored |
| 5 | Latin | badius | reddish brown, chestnut colored, bay |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bodyos | yellow |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |