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Where does “backgammon” come from?

backgammon (French) comes from English backgammon, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus — Forms comparative adjectives.

backgammon (French): backgammon

Definitions

  1. backgammon

Ancestry of “backgammon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbackgammonA board game for two players in which each has 15...
2EnglishbackNear the rear; Not current; Far from the main...
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
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