Where does “bachotage” come from?
bachotage (French) comes from French bachot, from French bachelier, from Old French bacheler, from Medieval Latin baccalaureus, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
bachotage (French): piloting a ferry; cramming
Definitions
- piloting a ferry; cramming
Ancestry of “bachotage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bachot | A small vat or similar container; baccalauréat;... |
| 2 | French | bachelier | graduate of the "baccalauréat"; person holding a... |
| 3 | Old French | bacheler | young man |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureus | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 7 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 8 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 9 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 10 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 11 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 12 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 13 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |