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Where does “bale” come from?

bale (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin baba — drooling, infantile talk; drool, spit.

bale (Romanian): slobber, drool, dribble, saliva

Definitions

  1. slobber, drool, dribble, saliva

Ancestry of “bale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbabadrooling, infantile talk; drool, spit

Words derived from “bale”

  • bală
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