Where does “badin” come from?

badin (French) comes from Occitan badar, from Latin batare — to yawn, gape; to gape.

badin (French): playful, light-hearted, frolicsome; airspeed...

Definitions

  1. playful, light-hearted, frolicsome; airspeed...

Ancestry of “badin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanbadargape
2Latinbatareto yawn, gape; to gape

Words derived from “badin”

Every word from Latin batare →Every word from Occitan badar →