Where does “bagateliza” come from?
bagateliza (Romanian) comes from German bagatellisieren, from German Bagatelle, from French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella, from Latin bāca — various small fruit of trees and shrubs: a berry, stone fruit (including olives, cherries).
bagateliza (Romanian): to trivialize, to downplay
Definitions
- to trivialize, to downplay
Ancestry of “bagateliza”, step by step
bagateliza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bagatellisieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bagatellisieren | to belittle, minimise/minimize, trivialise/trivialize, play down, make light of, depreciate to make or attempt to make something seem less important |
| 2 | German | Bagatelle | bagatelle |
| 3 | French | bagatelle | bagatelle, trinket, bauble; trifle |
| 4 | Italian | bagattella | trifle; bagatelle |
| 5 | Latin | bāca | various small fruit of trees and shrubs: a berry, stone fruit (including olives, cherries) |
via Romanian bagatelă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bagatelă | trifle |