Where does “Marienbad” come from?
Marienbad (German) comes from German Marie, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.
Marienbad (German): bain-marie
Definitions
- bain-marie
Ancestry of “Marienbad”, step by step
Marienbad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Marie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Marie | money |
| 2 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 4 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 6 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 7 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via German bad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bad | bath |
| 2 | Middle High German | bāt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bad | bath |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baþ | bath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |
via Latin balneum Mariae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | balneum Mariae | — |