Where does โ€œBDโ€ come from?

BD (Japanese) comes from English Blu-ray Disc, from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrฤ“dล, from Gothic ๐Œฒ๐Œฐ๐‚๐Œฐ๐Œน๐Œธ๐ƒ โ€” whale, sea monster; abyss.

BD (Japanese): Abbreviation of ใƒ–ใƒซใƒผใƒฌใ‚ค

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of ใƒ–ใƒซใƒผใƒฌใ‚ค

Ancestry of โ€œBDโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlu-ray DiscAn optical disc storage medium used for data and...
2EnglishRayalso used as a formal given name
3Middle Englishrayenโ€”
4EnglisharrayClothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out...
5Middle Englisharrayenโ€”
6Anglo-Normanarraierโ€”
7Latinarrฤ“dลTo advise
8Gothic๐Œฒ๐Œฐ๐‚๐Œฐ๐Œน๐Œธ๐ƒappointed, ordained
9Proto-Germanicgaraidazready, arranged, prepared
10Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanแธฑรณmbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanแธฑeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkytโ€”
14Russianะบะธั‚whale; genitive plural of ะบะธฬั‚ะฐ
15Old Church Slavonicะบะธั‚ัŠwhale
16Ancient Greekฮบแฟ†ฯ„ฮฟฯ‚whale, sea monster; abyss
Every word from Ancient Greek ฮบแฟ†ฯ„ฮฟฯ‚ โ†’Every word from Old Church Slavonic ะบะธั‚ัŠ โ†’Every word from Russian ะบะธั‚ โ†’