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Where does “bagatela” come from?

bagatela (Polish) comes from French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella, from Latin bāca.

bagatela (Polish): bagatelle; "used to emphasize the importance and...

Definitions

  1. bagatelle; "used to emphasize the importance and...

Ancestry of “bagatela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbagatellebagatelle, trinket, bauble; trifle
2Italianbagattellatrifle; bagatelle
3Latinbāca—
Every word from Latin bāca →