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 Balthae →Every word from Medieval Latin Balticus →Every word from French baltique →