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Where does “baie” come from?

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

baie (Italian): feminine plural of baio; plural of baia

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of baio; plural of baia

Ancestry of “baie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbaiamockery, teasing; trifle, whiffle, bagatelle; A...
2Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
3Frenchbaibay
4Old Frenchbaibay-colored
5Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow
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