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Where does “baccalaureus” come from?

baccalaureus (Medieval Latin) comes from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “baccalaureus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
2Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
3Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
4Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
5English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
6Latin-āceus—
7Latin-āx—
8Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “baccalaureus”

  • bachelor
  • bach
  • bachelorhood
  • bachelorette
  • bachelordom
  • bachelorship
  • bachelorism
  • bacheloress
  • bachelorly
  • bachiller
  • baccelliere
  • bachoter
  • bachotte
  • bachelor
  • bachelier
  • bachotage
  • bachot
  • Bachelor
  • Bachelorgrad
  • abacharelar
  • bacharelando
  • abacharelado
  • bacharelada
  • bacharelato
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