Where does “babil” come from?
babil (French) comes from French babiller, from Old French babillier, from Old Dutch *babōn, from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
babil (French): baby talk; ease, facility to talk
Definitions
- baby talk; ease, facility to talk
Ancestry of “babil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | babiller | to chat; to babble; to natter |
| 2 | Old French | babillier | to babble; to chatter; to natter |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *babōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | babalōną | to chatter, babble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰa-bʰa- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |