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Where does “barboter” come from?

barboter (French) comes from French barbetter, from Middle French borbeter, from French -oter, from Middle French -oter, from Old French -oter, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.

barboter (French): to splash; To nick, to pinch

Definitions

  1. to splash; To nick, to pinch

Ancestry of “barboter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarbetterto dig about
2Middle Frenchborbeterto shake in the mud
3French-oterForming verbs from other verbs, with a diminutive...
4Middle French-oter—
5Old French-oter—
6French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-āre—
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
15Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “barboter”

  • barboteur
  • barbotière
  • barbotage
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