Where does “baltic” come from?

baltic (Romanian) comes from French baltique, from Medieval Latin Balticus, from Late Latin Balthae — dwellers near the Baltic sea.

baltic (Romanian): Baltic

Definitions

  1. Baltic

Ancestry of “baltic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbaltiqueBaltic
2Medieval LatinBalticus
3Late LatinBalthaedwellers near the Baltic sea
Every word from Late Latin BalthaeEvery word from Medieval Latin BalticusEvery word from French baltique
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