Where does “baccalaureus” come from?
baccalaureus (Latin) comes from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
baccalaureus (Latin): bachelor
Definitions
- bachelor
Ancestry of “baccalaureus”, step by step
baccalaureus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin laurea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 2 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 3 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 4 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Latin bacca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bacca | Alternative form of bāca; berry; berry; pearl |
| 2 | Gaulish | baskis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | baskis | bundle; load |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
via Latin baccalārius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | baccalārius | unenfeoffed vassal, knight with no retainers |
| 2 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |