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Where does “baie” come from?

baie (French) comes from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

baie (French): berry; bay; feminine singular of bai

Definitions

  1. berry; bay; feminine singular of bai

Ancestry of “baie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaibay
2Old Frenchbaibay-colored
3Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow

Words derived from “baie”

  • bays
  • baize
  • baized
  • bayo
  • bahía
  • baya
  • baies
  • Bai
  • baies
  • baia
  • baai
  • bahiya
  • bayo
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