Where does “badine” come from?
badine (Mauritian Creole) comes from French badiner, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
badine (Mauritian Creole): to joke; to trick, wind up
Definitions
- to joke; to trick, wind up
Ancestry of “badine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | badiner | to jest, joke |
| 2 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 4 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |