Where does “babon” come from?

babon (Romanian) comes from French bubon, from Medieval Latin bubo, from Ancient Greek βουβών — groin, abdomen; a bubo in the groin.

babon (Romanian): bubo

Definitions

  1. bubo

Ancestry of “babon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbubonbubo
2Medieval Latinbubobubo
3Ancient Greekβουβώνgroin, abdomen; a bubo in the groin
Every word from Ancient Greek βουβών →Every word from Medieval Latin bubo →Every word from French bubon →