Where does “babillard” come from?
babillard (French) comes from French -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
babillard (French): talkative, babbling; babbler; someone who...
Definitions
- talkative, babbling; babbler; someone who...
Ancestry of “babillard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | -ard | Used primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives,... |
| 2 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 3 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |
Words derived from “babillard”