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Where does “bâbord” come from?

bâbord (French) comes from Dutch bakboord, from Dutch bak, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus — Forms comparative adjectives.

bâbord (French): port

Definitions

  1. port

Ancestry of “bâbord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakboordport
2Dutchbaka container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a...
3Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
4Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
5Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
6Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
7Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
8Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
9English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
10Latin-āceus—
11Latin-āx—
12Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
13Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
14Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives

Words derived from “bâbord”

  • babor
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