Where does “bays” come from?
Bay comes from French bai, from Latin badius, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning reddish-brown in color.
bays (English): plural of bay; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of bay; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “bays”, step by step
bays traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French baies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | baies | plural of baie |
| 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 Bay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Bay | A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline |
| 2 | Old French | beee | opening |
| 3 | Old French | beer | to open; to pant; to breathe heavily; to desire;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | batāre | — |