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Where does “bave” come from?

bave (French) comes from Old French beve, from Vulgar Latin baba — drooling, infantile talk; drool, spit.

bave (French): spittle, drool, dribble, slobber; first-person...

Definitions

  1. spittle, drool, dribble, slobber; first-person...

Ancestry of “bave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbeve—
2Vulgar Latinbabadrooling, infantile talk; drool, spit

Words derived from “bave”

  • clavarder
  • bavarder
  • bavard
  • bavardocher
  • bavardeur
  • bavardar
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