Where does “babord” come from?
babord (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Dutch bakboord, from Dutch bak, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus — Forms comparative adjectives.
babord (Norwegian Nynorsk): aport; port
Definitions
- aport; port
Ancestry of “babord”, step by step
babord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bakboord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bakboord | port |
| 2 | Dutch | bak | a container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a... |
| 3 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 4 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 7 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 8 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 9 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 10 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 11 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 12 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 13 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
via Old Norse bakborð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bakborð | — |